Saint-Gobain // Universal Registration Document 2021

Corporate governance Compensation of the management and governing bodies

Compensation components paid during the 2021 fiscal year or granted in respect 2.2.3.4 of that fiscal year to Mr. Benoit Bazin, Chief executive officer from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 (Say on Pay ex post) The following table shows the compensation components paid during the 2021 fiscal year or granted in respect of that fiscal year to Mr. Benoit Bazin, Chief executive officer from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021, subject approval at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of June 2, 2022, in accordance with Article L.22-10-34 II of the French Commercial Code.

Compensation components paid during the 2021 fiscal year or granted in respect of that fiscal year to Mr. Benoit Bazin, Chief executive officer from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 (Article L.22-10-34 II of the French Commercial Code) (Say on Pay ex post )

Amounts paid or granted or book value submitted to vote (in EUR) Amount paid: €500,000 (1) (Board of Directors meeting of February 25, 2021) Amount due: €843,625 (1) (Board of Directors meeting of February 24, 2022)

Compensation components submitted to vote

Description

Fixed compensation

In accordance with the Compensation policy approved by the General Shareholders’ Meeting of June 3, 2021 (14th Resolution).

Annual variable compensation

The Board decided on February 25, 2021, on the proposal of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, to set the annual variable compensation cap of the Chief executive officer at 170% of the fixed portion of his compensation (it should be noted that the annual variable compensation cap as Chief operating officer, which the Board had initially set for 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic, was 150%). Based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors, at its February 24, 2022 meeting, determined Mr. Benoit Bazin’s variable compensation as Chief executive officer as follows, taking into account the extent to which the objectives outlined below have been attained: the portion of the variable compensation based on the fulfillment of the four ■ quantifiable objectives (return on capital employed (ROCE), Group operating income, Group recurring earnings per share and free cash flow) amounted to €566,667, which corresponds to an achievement rate against the Target of 143% (the completion rate of the various quantifiable objectives is presented in Chapter 5, Section 2.2.2.2); the portion of the variable compensation based on the fulfillment of the four qualitative ■ objectives (development of a new strategic plan (including a divestment and acquisition component and a digital component), as well as its presentation to investors, implementation of the corporate social responsibility policy, harmonious development of the Group’s new governance and human resources management in the context of a return to normal after the Covid-19 crisis) amounted to €276,958, which corresponds to an achievement rate of 97.8% (see Chapter 5, Section 2.2.2.2). Variable portion of the compensation of Mr. Benoit Bazin as Chief executive officer (period from July 1 to December 31, 2021) totaled €843,625 for 2021, which corresponds to an achievement rate compared to the target of 99.3%. In all, Mr. Benoit Bazin’s total compensation for fiscal year 2021 (fixed and variable) as Chief executive officer (period from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) amounted to €1,343,625. Pursuant to the law, payment of the annual variable compensation is subject to the approval of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of June 2, 2022.

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Deferred variable compensation Multi-year variable compensation

None

Mr. Benoit Bazin has not been granted any deferred variable compensation.

None

Mr. Benoit Bazin has not been granted any multi-year variable compensation.

Exceptional compensation None

Mr. Benoit Bazin has not been granted any exceptional compensation.

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