Worldline - 2020 Universal Registration Document

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CAPITAL Corporate Governance

Attendance – Diligence By accepting their mandate, each Director agrees to spend the necessary time and care in performing their duties. Unless prevented from doing so, each Director must attend all Board of Directors’ Meetings and, where applicable, the meetings of all Board Committees to which they belong. He or she shall keep informed about the work and specifics of the Company, including its stakes and values, by inquiring, if necessary, its management. He or she shall make a point of keeping updated on the knowledge that enables him or her to perform his or her functions. The Director shall request any documents that he or she considers essential to deliberate on the issues on the agenda. If a Director considers that he or she does not have full knowledge of the facts, it is his or her duty to inform the Board and to demand any essential information. Loyalty Each Director is under an obligation of loyalty towards the Company. He or she shall not take any initiative that could harm the interests of the Company or other companies or entities within the Worldline Group and shall act in good faith in all circumstances. He or she shall not take on any responsibilities on a personal basis in any company or business practicing any activities in direct competition with those of the Company, without prior approval of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Independence The Director carries out his or her function in complete independence. He or she undertakes to preserve in all circumstances his or her independence of analysis, judgment, decision and action. He or she does not tolerate being influenced by any factor outside of the corporate interest which he or she undertakes to protect. He or she commits to inform the Board of Directors of any issue which appears to be of such nature as to affect the Company’s interests. Confidentiality The Directors are required to uphold professional secrecy, which exceeds the mere obligation of discretion provided for by legislation, in regards to any information gathered during or outside of the Board of Directors’ Meetings. They commit to keep strictly confidential any information that has not been publicly disclosed, of which they have been informed or become aware during their mandate, as well as the contents of discussions and votes of the Board of Directors and of its Committees. Inside information and trading in the Company’s securities Directors shall strictly refrain from using any privileged information he or she have access to, to his or her personal advantage or to the advantage of anyone else. He or she may not trade in the Company’s securities other than in compliance with legal and regulatory provisions. He or she commits to comply with the Guide to the Prevention of Insider Trading approved by the Board of Directors. Board members must inform the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the Company, in accordance with applicable rules, of any dealings in the securities of the Company.

The report of the assignment shall be communicated by the Chairman of the Board of Directors to the Directors of the Company (and to the censor(s) where any). Compliance with the SIX Group AG Agreement The Board of Directors shall comply with the terms of the SIX Group AG Agreement (see Section E.8 of this Universal Registration Document). Extracts from the Director’s Charter G.2.3.11.2 The Directors’ Charter of Worldline summarizes the missions and obligations of the members of the Board of Directors. This Charter covers in particular the following points: prohibition to hold a corporate office and an employment contract, company interests, attendance, diligence, loyalty, independence, confidentiality, trading in the Group’s shares, conflicts of interests and information of members. The following paragraphs are extracted from the Directors’ Charter that is available on the Company’s website. Appointment Before accepting their mandates, each Director must be aware of his or her rights and obligations binding upon him or her. In particular, he or she must acknowledge the applicable laws and regulations applicable to his or her office, the provisions of the Company’s bylaws, the Internal Rules of the Board of Directors, the Directors’ Charter and the Guide to the Prevention of Insider Trading. Directors must own in their own name at least the number of registered shares required by the rules governing the Company. If they do not own such shares at appointment, they must acquire them within six months of their date of appointment. Non accumulation of a corporate mandate with an employment contract An employee who becomes either Chairman and/or Chief Executive Officer of the Company must undertake to terminate his or her employment contract with the Company (if such employment contract exists), either by contractual termination or by resignation. Defending the interest of the Company Each Director represents all shareholders and must act at all times in the interest of said shareholders and in the interest of the Company. He or she must warn the Board of Directors of any event brought to his or her attention that he or she deems, could affect the Company’s interests. Conflicts of interest The Director strives to strictly avoid any conflict that may arise between his or her own moral and material interests and those of the Company. Directors must inform the Board of Directors of any actual or potential conflict of interest that they are aware of. He or she must strictly refrain from participating in discussions or decisions on such matters where he or she should be in a situation of a conflict of interest. A conflict of interests arises when a Director or a member of his or her family could personally benefit from the way the Company’s business is conducted, or could maintain a relationship of any kind with the Company, its affiliates or its management that could compromise the Director’s judgment (particularly as client, supplier, business banker, legal representative).

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