NATIXIS - Universal registration document and financial report 2019

7 CAPITAL AND SHARE OWNERSHIP

Distribution of share capital and voting rights

Distribution of share capital 7.2 and voting rights

Following the merger of Banque Fédérale des Banques Populaires (BFBP) and Caisse Nationale des Caisses d’Epargne (CNCE) that resulted in the creation of BPCE, Natixis has been majority-owned by BPCE since August 1, 2009.

Distribution of share capital at December 31, 2019 7.2.1 Share ownership table 7.2.1.1 At December 31, 2019, Natixis’ main shareholders were as follows:

% capital

% voting rights

BPCE

70.64% 2,79%*

70.68%

Employee shareholding

2.80% 0.00%

Treasury shares

0.07%

Free float

26.50%

26.52%

* Of which 1.10% held through capital increases reserved for employees. 0.74% held outside of employee savings plans by employees and former employees. 0.95% held under the BPCE Actions Natixis employee share ownership plan, including holders of Groupe BPCE shares. As far as Natixis is aware, at this date no shareholders, other than those listed in the above table, owned more than 5% of the capital or voting rights.

Ownership of shares by members of management and supervisory bodies 7.2.1.2

Board members, including natural and legal persons, owned 70,64% of Natixis’ capital at December 31, 2019 (of which almost all is owned by BPCE). Treasury shares 7.2.1.3 Under the share buyback program authorized by the General Shareholders’ Meeting of May 28, 2019, Natixis owned 2,083,199 treasury shares at December 31, 2019.

The number of shares owned by corporate officers who are natural persons is not material.

The table below shows the number and the percentage of shares held as treasury shares at December 31, 2019.

Average purchase price (in euros)

Average sale price (in euros)

Purchase price (in euros)

% of capital held

Number purchased

Amount sold or canceled

Sale price (in euros)

Final shares

At December 31, 2019 286,989,246 1,446,471,296

5.040 284,795,273 1,343,217,969

4.716 2,083,199

0.07%

Employee shareholding 7.2.1.4 At December 31, 2019, the percentage of share capital owned by Natixis employees was 2.79%, of which: 1.10% was held through capital increases reserved for employees; V

0.74% was held outside of employee savings plans by employees V and former employees; 0.95% was held under the BPCE Actions Natixis employee share V ownership plan, including holders of Groupe BPCE shares.

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