Saint-Gobain // Universal Registration Document 2021

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Capital and ownership structure Capital stock

1.5

Disclosure thresholds in 2021

BlackRock 1.5.1 During the 2021 fiscal year, BlackRock, Inc., acting on behalf of customers and funds it manages, made several threshold disclosures stating that it had exceeded or dropped below the 5% legal threshold. Most recently, on June 28, 2021, BlackRock, Inc., acting on behalf of customers and funds it manages, disclosed to the French Financial Markets Authority ( Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF) that on June 25, 2021, it had exceeded the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, holding 5.56% of the share capital and 5.05% of the voting rights on behalf of those customers and funds. BlackRock, Inc. stated that this crossing of the threshold resulted from the acquisition of Saint-Gobain shares outside and on the market and took into account (i) 258 ADRs, (ii) 150,498 contracts for differences (derivatives with monetary settlement), without established maturity, covering as many Saint-Gobain shares, settled exclusively in cash and (iii) 1,163,298 Saint-Gobain shares held as collateral. In addition, BlackRock, Inc. disclosed that it also holds 3,392,441 Saint-Gobain shares on behalf of customers who have retained the exercise of voting rights.

Caisse des Dépôts 1.5.2 et Consignations

During fiscal year 2021, the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations made several threshold disclosures stating that it had exceeded or dropped below the 5% legal threshold. Most recently, on July 19, 2021, the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations disclosed to the French Financial Markets Authority ( Autorité des marchés financiers – AMF) that it had dropped, on July 15, 2021, directly and indirectly below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, holding, directly and indirectly through CNP Assurances, which it controls, 4.02% of the share capital and 4.87% of the voting rights. The Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations specified that this threshold crossing was the result of the return of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares held as collateral by CNP Assurances. Statutory disclosure thresholds 1.5.3 In addition, the Company received several notifications during the year in respect of the obligation set out in the Company’s bylaws to disclose any and all changes in interest to above or below 0.5% of the share capital or voting rights, or any multiple thereof. Those disclosure notifications, upwards or downwards, were received following the sale of shares or changes in Compagnie de Saint-Gobain’s shares and voting rights.

1.6

Employee ownership structure

At December 31, 2021, Group employees held 8.3% of the share capital and 14.9% of the voting rights attached to Compagnie Saint-Gobain shares through the Group Savings Plan Funds. The Group Savings Plan Funds are thus the Group’s main shareholder. The Group Savings Plan ( Plan d’Épargne Groupe , PEG) is a key feature of Saint-Gobain’s social contract. It represents an excellent means of giving employees a stake in the Group’s success and profits. In 2021, 5,562,855 shares were issued under the PEG offering Group employees two classic formulae with a five- or ten-year lock-up, for a total of €199.2 million

(compared with 6,099,996 shares and €140.5 million in 2020). In France, 67.1% of employees invested in the PEG through a corporate mutual fund ( fond commun de placement d’entreprise , FCPE). Employees in 27 other European countries and 20 countries outside Europe were also given the opportunity to take part in the PEG. In total, 47,768 Group employees participated in the PEG in 2021. A new plan will be launched in 2022. It will give employees the opportunity to acquire up to 6,500,000 shares, i.e. just over 1% of the share capital, with a five- or ten-year lock-up.

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