Worldline - 2019 Universal Registration Document

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CAPITAL Legal Information

Legal Information G.1

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Corporate form [GRI 102-5]

Worldline was initially formed as a limited liability company ( société à responsabilité limitée ) in 1990. It was converted into a limited liability corporation ( société anonyme ) in 1992, into a simplified stock company ( société par actions simplifiée ) on September 29, 2000, and then again into a limited liability corporation on April 30, 2014. Today Worldline is a limited liability corporation with a Board of Directors, governed by French law, including, in particular, Book II of the French Commercial Code.

Corporate purpose and other information [GRI 102-5] G.1.2

Corporate purpose: pursuant to article 2 of its bylaws, the ● Company’s purpose, in France and in any other country, is to: Conduct research, study, development and production of ● all materials, software, systems or devices that use new techniques or new information technology (as well as the provision of related services), namely in the payment services, transactional services, digital services and telecommunications sectors, Perform customer service functions for ● telecommunications operators and service providers, in particular by creating and managing telephone call centers, Manage telecommunications network and services ● subscription agreements, including providing information to subscribers and processing their claims, as well as related service offers, Provide services to businesses, including marketing ● studies, direct marketing, data processing and training, as well as the provision of services and solutions to financial establishments, Provide advice, assistance and operational support by ● any means, with respect to all banking and financial documentation, especially the processing, entering, postmarking, encoding, micro-filming, archiving and any existing or future type of handling of cheques or other banking or financial instruments, Develop software for its own needs or third-party needs, ● Use and market licenses, patents, trade secrets, formulas ● and any other similar intellectual property rights, Provide technical support and maintenance for all ● devices and installations completed or marketed under the Company’s purpose, Represent any company, French or foreign, whose ● services, materials, software, systems or devices are directly or indirectly related to the purposes defined above, Acquire interests and shareholdings in any French or ● foreign company with a similar purpose as that of the Company, or one likely to develop its own business, The foregoing, directly or indirectly on its own account or ● for the account of third parties, either on its own or with

third parties, or through the creation of new companies, contributions to limited partnerships, mergers, alliances, joint ventures or taking of ownership rights through leasing or lease management of any property or rights, or otherwise, And, generally, undertake all financial, commercial and ● industrial transactions on real or other property relating directly or indirectly to the above purposes or any similar or related purposes likely to further the Company’s development or expansion. The Board of Directors proposed to the 2020 Annual General Meeting to amend the bylaws of the Company so as to provide the following " raison d'être ": " We design and operate leading digital payment and transactional solutions that enable sustainable economic growth and reinforce trust and security in our societies. We make them environmentally friendly, widely accessible and support social transformation ." Corporate name: the corporate name of the Company is ● “Worldline”. Nationality: French. ● Registered Office: Worldline’s registered office is located ● at: 80 quai Voltaire, Immeuble River Ouest, 95870 Bezons, France (Tel.: +33 (0)1 73 26 00 00). Place of registration, registration number and share ● trading information : the Company is registered with the Pontoise Trade and Companies Register under number 378 901 946. Worldline SA shares are traded on the Euronext Paris ● market under ISIN code FR0011981968. The shares are not listed on any other stock exchange. Business identification Code (APE code): 6311Z. ● LEI number : 549300CJMQNCA0U4TS33. ● Date of incorporation and duration : the Company was ● incorporated on July 31, 1990, for a period of 99 years from the date of its registration with the trade and companies register, except in the event of early dissolution or extension.

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