Sopra Steria - 2020 Convening Notice

3 SUMMARY OF RESOLUTIONS Summary of resolutions

In addition, the Pacte Act now provides that sociétés anonymes p [public limited companies] employing at the end of two consecutive financial years at least 1,000 permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries and whose registered offices are located in France, or at least 5,000 permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries, and whose registered offices are located in France and elsewhere, are obliged to appoint at least 1 employee member to the Board of Directors if their board has at least 8 members (vs. 12 previously) and at least 2 employee members if their board has more than 8 members (vs. 12 previously).

Furthermore, a proposal is submitted for approval to the General p Meeting to amend the term of office of Directors in order to comply with the guidelines set forth in the AFEP-MEDEF Corporate Governance Code. Accordingly, if this resolution is adopted at the Meeting, the term of office of Directors will be set at four rather than six years, so that shareholders can express their opinions as frequently as possible on their terms of office. The principle of sequencingterms of office in a balanced manner over time is preserved.. Consequently, pursuant to Resolution 22, you are asked to approve the new wording of Article 14 of the Articles of Association reading as follows:

COMPARISON SHOWING CHANGES TO ARTICLE 14 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ❙

Current wording

New wording

Article 14 – Board of Directors The Company is administered by a Board of Directors comprising a minimum of three members and a maximum of eighteen, subject to the exception provided for by law in the event of a merger. The Directors representing the employees are not taken into account when determining the minimum and maximum number of Directors. Term of office of Directors appointed at the General Meeting and 1. Directors representing the employees Directors are appointed for a term of office of six years. By exception, upon their first appointment following 1 January 2018, Directors’ terms of office may be set at 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 years such that directorships are renewed on a staggered basis every two years. . In the year of expiry, Directors’ terms of office shall expire at the close of the Ordinary General Meeting convened to approve the financial statements for the previous financial year. They may be reappointed immediately. Directors appointed by the General Meeting 2. Directors are appointed, reappointed or dismissed by the shareholders at Ordinary General Meetings. No one may be appointed a Director if, having exceeded the age of seventy-five years, his/her appointment results in more than one third of Board members exceeding this age. Once this limit is exceeded, the oldest Director is deemed to have resigned from office. Directors may be natural or legal persons. In the latter case, at the time of their appointment, legal entities shall appoint a permanent representative, who shall be subject to the same requirements and obligations and shall be subject to the same civil and criminal liability as if he were a director in his own name, without prejudice to the joint and several liability of the legal entity he represents. In the event of one or more vacancies on the Board of Directors, between two General Meetings, the Board may make temporary appointments, in accordance with the requirements of Article L. 225-24 of the French Commercial Code. A Director appointed to replace another Director performs his/her duties for the remainder of the term of office of the individual previously serving in this position. Each Director must own at least one share in the Company.

The Company is administered by a Board of Directors comprising a minimum of three members and a maximum of eighteen, subject to the exception provided for by law in the event of a merger. The Directors representing the employees and employee shareholders are not taken into account when determining the minimum and maximum number of Directors.

Directors appointed by the General Meeting 1. General provisions 1a .

Directors are appointed, reappointed or dismissed by the shareholders at Ordinary General Meetings. No one may be appointed a Director if, having exceeded the age of seventy-five years, his/her appointment results in more than one third of Board members exceeding this age. Once this limit is exceeded, the oldest Director is deemed to have resigned from office. Directors may be natural or legal persons, with the exception of the Director representing employee shareholders, who must be a natural person. When a legal person is appointed as Director, the latter names a permanent representative who is personally subject to the same conditions, obligations and liabilities as all other Board members, without prejudice to the joint and several liability of the legal person thus represented.

Each Director must own at least one share in the Company. Specific provisions concerning the Director representing 1b. employee shareholders

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SOPRA STERIA NOTICE OF MEETING 2020

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