NATIXIS // 2021 Universal Registration Document

8 LEGAL AND GENERAL INFORMATION

Distribution and change in share capital and voting rights

Resolution No.

Amount authorized Duration Date used Amount used

Date of GM

Purpose of authorization

10% of the share capital (d)

26 months None.

None.

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To issue shares and/or securities that give access to the capital of the Company or entitling holders to the allotment of debt securities as remuneration for contributions in kind involving capital stock or securities that give access to capital, with cancelation of preferential subscription rights To increase the share capital through the capitalization of reserves, retained earnings, share premiums or other items To increase the number of securities to be issued in the event of capital increases with or with cancelation of preferential subscription rights To increase the share capital through the issue of shares or securities that give access to the capital of the Company, reserved for members of employee savings plans with cancelation of preferential subscription rights in favor of said members

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€1.5bn (a) (c)

26 months None.

None.

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15% of the initial issue (e)

26 months None.

None.

26 months None.

None.

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€50m (a) (c)

Maximum nominal amount. (a) For executive corporate officers. Amount deducted from the cap of 2.5%. (b) Amount deducted from the overall ceiling set in resolution No. 21 of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 28, 2021 (€1.5 billion). (c) Amount deducted from the overall ceiling set in resolution No. 21 of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 28, 2021 (€1.5 billion) and the ceiling decided (d) in resolution No. 22 of said General Shareholders’ Meeting (€500 million). For the delegation of the 23rd resolution, the issue of shares may not exceed the limits specified by the applicable legislation at the date of the issue (currently 20% of share capital per year). Amount deducted from the ceiling set in resolution No. 21 of the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 28, 2021 (€1.5 billion). For each issue, ceiling equal (e) to the limit provided for under regulations in force on the issue date (currently, 15% of the initial issue). Special report on transactions carried out in under the provisions of Articles L.225-197-1 to L.225-197-3 of the French Commercial Code during the fiscal year 2021 In accordance with the provisions of Article L.225-197-4 of the French Commercial Code, the transactions carried out pursuant to Articles L.225-197-1 to L.225-197-3 on free shares for employees and corporate officers of the Companyare described in this report. No free shares were allocated in 2021. The items below are provided for additional information.

Bonus shares in vesting period The table below details the free shares granted during the vestinpgeriod in previous years.

28/05/2019 (25th resolution)

24/05/2016 (20th resolution)

24/05/2016 (20th resolution)

Date of GM

Date of Board of Directors’ meeting (grant date) Total number of shares granted (a)

13/04/2018

12/04/2019

10/04/2020

3,389,678

2,600,406

3,598,382

01/03/2020 (c) 01/03/2021 13/04/2021 13/04/2023

01/03/2021 (c) 01/03/2022

01/03/2022 (c) 01/03/2023

Vesting date (definitive allocation) (b)

Details of the shares allocated to executive corporate officers are provided in section 2.3.2.4 (AMF table No. 10). (a) Subject to compliance with the presence and performance conditions defined in the plan regulations. (b) Scheduling of the shares’ vesting for beneficiaries. (c)

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