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Overview of the Group’s strategy, markets and businesses Businesses, end-markets and customer channels

2. Businesses, end-markets and customer channels

Schne ider El ect r i c i s centered on 2 core of fer i ngs : Energy Management (Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and secure Power) and Industrial Automation and operates in 4 principal markets: non-residential & residential buildings, utilities & infrastructure, industr y & machine manufacturers, and data centers & networks. The Group manages multiple market access channels built on strong partnerships.

Leadership positions in our businesses

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Schneider Electric operations are organized into 4 businesses: Medium Voltage, Low Voltage, Secure Power and Industrial Automation (1) .

Energy Management

Energy Management

Low Voltage

Medium Voltage

Medium Voltage business: Number 1 Worldwide in Medium Voltage & Grid Automation

Low Voltage business: Number 1 Worldwide in Low Voltage and Building Automation

Low Voltage (“LV”) electrical distribution products and solutions address the needs of all end-markets from residential to commercial buildings, spanning across industries, infrastructures and data centers. The offer portfolio is extensive and includes: protection functions (such as circuit breakers), power monitoring and control, power meters, electrical enclosures, busways, cable management systems, power factor correction, products for living spaces (such as wiring devices, network connectivity, home automation and building controls), as well as renewable energy conversion and connection equipment and electric vehicle charging infrastructures. EcoStruXure Power, the IoT-enabled power management solution of Schneider electric, enhances connectivity, real- time operational reliability and smart analytics for low and medium voltage architectures in all end-markets. Building Automation facilitates comfort and energy efficiency in non-residential buildings through automation and security systems, including heating, ventilation & air-conditioning (“HVAC”) controllers, sensors, valves and actuators, programmable regulators, centralized building management systems, space optimization solutions, access control, video cameras and security monitoring equipment. EcoStruXure Building, the open, collaborative smart building IoT platform, combines building management software with hardware and services, to maximize efficiency and comfort while reducing energy costs up to 30%.

The Medium Voltage (“MV”) business provides our customers with the answer to the complex equation of the energy transition. Historically, the Infrastructure scope encompases primary and secondary Medium Voltage switchgear, transformers, electrical network protection and automation, remote control systems, and MV/LV substations. With IoT reaching power products, the medium voltage business is now further built around connected products and software for the integrated management of mission- critical infrastructure and Advanced Grid Solutions as well as asset performance management. Our software suite includes, for example, Advanced Distribution Management Software (ADMS), Operation Management Software (OMS), Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and pipeline management software. Our products, software, solutions and associated services can be delivered directly to our end-users or indirectly through different channels under various models, ranging from transactional sales to end-to-end project delivery.

(1) Low Voltage was previously named Building and Secure Power was named IT.

2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

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