NATIXIS_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

7 LEGAL INFORMATION

Distribution of share capital and voting rights

Distribution of share capital 7.3 and voting rights

DISTRIBUTION OF SHARE CAPITAL AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 7.3.1

At December 31,2017, Natixis’main shareholderswere as follows:

% capital 70.99% 2.32%*

% voting rights

BPCE

71.02% 2.33% 0.00% 26.65%

Employee shareholding

Treasury shares

0.05%

Free float

26.64%

Of which 0.95% held through capital increases reserved for employees. * which 0.68% held outside of employee savings plans by employees and former employees. Of which 0.69% held under the BPCE Actions Natixis employee share ownership plan, including bearers of Groupe BPCE shares. Of

As far as Natixis is aware, there are no shareholders,other than those listed in the above table, who own more than 5% of the capital or voting rights.

OWNERSHIP OF SHARES BY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT 7.3.2 AND SUPERVISORY BODIES

Board members, including natural and legal persons, owned 71% of Natixis’ capital at December 31,2017 (almost all of this being ownedby BPCE). The ownershipof shares by directorswho are individualsis not material (please see the precedingpages for details of stock options grantedby the Companyto certainemployeesand directors) .

TREASURY SHARES 7.3.3

Under the share buyback program authorized by the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 23, 2017, Natixis owned 1,431,936 treasurysharesat December 31,2017. The table belowshowsthe numberand percentage ofsharesheld as treasurysharesat December 31,2016, and December 31,2017.

Average purchase price (in euros)

Average sale price (in euros)

Amount sold or canceled

% of capital held

Number purchased Purchase price (in euros)

Sale price (in euros)

Final shares

At December 31, 2016

215,221,174

1,060,742,090.84

4.929

213,764,168

961,866,504.39

4.500

1,457,006

0.05%

At December 31, 2017

237,087,883

1,194,179,721

5.037

235,655,947

1,093,496,894

4.640

1,431,936

0.05%

EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDING 7.3.4

At December 31,2017, the percentageof the capitalownedby Natixisemployeeswas 2.32%,of which: 0.95%was held throughcapital increasesreservedfor employees; a 0.68%was held outsideof employeesavingsplans by employeesand formeremployees; a 0.69%was held under the BPCEActionsNatixisemployeeshare ownershipplan, includingbearersof GroupeBPCEshares. a

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