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Corporate governance Composition and operation of the Board of Directors

DENIS RANQUE Director Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee Principal office held: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airbus Professional address: Airbus – 12 rue Pasteur – BP 76 - 92152 Suresnes Cedex

Age 66 Nationality: French Number of shares held : 888 Date of first election: June 2003 Term start date: June 2015 Term end date: General Shareholders’ Meeting convened to approve the financial statements for fiscal year 2018

Expertise and experience Denis Ranque is an alumnus of École Polytechnique and of École des Mines. He began his career at the Ministry of Industry, where he held several positions in the energy sector, before joining the Thomson Group in 1983 as Planning Director. The following year he was transferred to the Electronic Tubes Division, first as Director of the “Space” activity then, starting 1986, as Director of the Hyperfrequency Tubes Department. Two years later, this division became a subsidiary of Thomson Tubes Electroniques, for which he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1989. In April 1992, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Sintra “Submarine Activities”. Four years later, he became Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Marconi Sonar, the sonar systems joint venture of THOMSON-CSF and GEC-MARCONI. In January 1988, Denis Ranque was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the THOMSON-CSF Group, which in 2000 took the name THALES. He left in 2009 due to a change in shareholder control. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Airbus Group. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Mines Paris Tech, of the Cercle de l’Industrie and Association Nationale Recherche et Technologie. Denis Ranque is currently Chairman of the Haut Comité de Gouvernement d’Entreprise (High Committee on Corporate Governance) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fondation École Polytechnique.

His other offices and duties held over the past five years are described below. Denis Ranque has been a Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since June 2003.

Other offices held outside the Group and expired over the past five years Director of Scilab Enterprises (up to 2017) •

Offices and duties held outside the Group Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airbus* • (Netherlands) Director of CMA-CGM •

* Listed company

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GILLES SCHNEPP Independent Director Member of the Audit and Risk Committee Principal office held: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legrand Professional address: Legrand – 128 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny – 87045 Limoges Cedex

Age 59 French Number of shares held: 800 Date of first election: June 2009 Term start date : June 2017 Term end date: General Shareholders’ Meeting convened to approve the financial statements for fiscal year 2020

Expertise and experience Gilles Schnepp is a graduate of École des hautes études commerciales (HEC). He began his career at Merrill Lynch as Director of the Bonds and Derivatives Departments. In 1989, he joined the Legrand Group where he held several positions before being appointed Senior Vice President (2000), member of the Management Committee and Director (2001), Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2004) then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legrand since 2006. He has also been Chairman of FIEEC (Federation of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Industries) since July 2013.

His other offices and duties held over the past five years are described below. Gilles Schnepp has been a Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since June 2009.

Other offices held outside the Group and expired over the past five years Various positions and functions within subsidiaries of • the Legrand Group

Offices and duties held outside the Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legrand* • Various positions and functions within subsidiaries of • the Legrand Group

* Listed company

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