NATIXIS - Universal registration document and financial report 2019

GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS Terms and conditions of attendance by shareholders at Shareholders’ Meetings

Shareholder’s rights 8.1.4 In line with the provisions of Article L.225-105 of the French Commercial Code and subject to the conditions and time frames set by law, one or more shareholders holding the requisite portion of share capital may request, by means of registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, that items or draft resolutions be included on the meeting agenda.

In line with the provisions of Article 27 of the bylaws, each shareholder may, subject to the terms and conditions and at the times fixed by law, request a copy of the documents needed to allow them to form an informed opinion on the management and control of the Company. The nature of the documents and the terms and conditions for their dispatch or availability are determined by law and regulations.

Conditions for exercising voting rights 8.1.5 In line with the provisions of Article 25 of the bylaws, and as an Article L.225-123 Section 3 of the French Commercial Code, each exception to the granting of double voting rights to any fully paid-up member of the meeting has a right to as many votes as they hold shares that can be proved to have been registered in the name of the or are represented by shares. same shareholder for at least two years as stipulated by Identification of shareholders 8.1.6

In line with the provisions of Article 5 of the bylaws, the Company may, subject to the conditions provided for by the laws and regulations in force, request from any authorized organization or intermediary, all information relating to the holders of shares conferring immediately, or in the future, the right to vote at Shareholders’ Meetings, notably their identity, nationality, address, the number of shares that they own and the restrictions that may be placed on these shares. Any individual or legal entity that directly or indirectly owns, alone or jointly, a 1% share of the voting rights or any multiple of this percentage, must notify the Company, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the number of voting rights that they possess. This notice must be made within a period of 15 days following each acquisition or sale of this fraction. Major holding notifications must be sent to Natixis’ Investor Relations (30 avenue Pierre Mendès-France 75013 Paris).

Failure to comply with the notification requirement referred to in the previous paragraph shall, at the request of a shareholder owning at least 1% of the voting rights, which request shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, cause any shares in excess of the fraction that should have been declared to be stripped of their voting rights for a period of two years following the date on which they were properly reported. Any shareholders that hold more than 1% of the voting rights and have already declared that they have crossed the statutory threshold, may obtain or consult the list of shareholders that have crossed the statutory threshold at Natixis’ registered office or by contacting Natixis’ Investor Relations (30 avenue Pierre Mendès-France 75013 Paris).

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NATIXIS UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2019