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FINANCIAL DATA Statutory Auditors’ report on the consolidated financial statements

evaluates the overall presentationof the consolidatedfinancial a statementsand assesseswhetherthese statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achievesfair presentation. obtains audit evidence regarding the financial information of a persons or entities included in the scope of consolidationthat he considers sufficient appropriate to express an opinion on the consolidatedfinancialstatements. The StatutoryAuditor is responsiblefor the direction,supervisionand completionof the audit of the consolidatedfinancialstatementsas well as for the opinionexpressedabout those statements.

terms of proceduresfor preparingand processingaccountingand financialinformation. Our report to the Audit Committeeincludes the risks of material misstatementthat, in our professionaljudgement,were of most significance in the audit of the parent company financial statementsof the current period and which therefore constitute key audit matters, which we are required to describe in this report. We also provide the Audit Committee with the declaration provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014, confirming our independence within the meaning of the rules applicable in France as laid down in particular in Articles L. 822-10 to L. 822-14 of the French Commercial Code ( code de commerce ) and in the French Code of Ethics ( code de déontologie ) for statutory auditors. any risks to our independence and the related safeguard measures with the Audit Committee.

Report to the Audit Committee

We provide the Audit Committee with a report that presents inter alia the extent of the audit and the programme of work carried out, as well as the conclusionsarising from our work. We also make it aware, when appropriate, of any significant weaknesseswe have identified in the internal control system in

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Deloitte & Associés Charlotte Vandeputte Jean-Marc Mickeler

PricewaterhouseCoopersAudit

Mazars

AgnèsHussherr PatriceMorot

Charlesde Boisriou

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