Universal Registration Document 2023

8. Company Information and Capital Structure

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Declaration number AMF Date of threshold crossing Shareholder Threshold crossed Movement Shares held (1) % of the share capital (1) Movement Voting rights (1)  % of voting rights (1) 
223C1069 07/07/2023 BlackRock 5.00% - 13,352,103 5.25% under 13,352,103 4.97%  
223C1079 07/10/2023 BlackRock 5.00% - 13,440,381 5.28% over 13,440,381 5.002%  
223C1086 07/11/2023 BlackRock 5.00% - 12,928,082 5.08% under 12,928,082 4.81%  
223C1102 07/12/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,223,559 4.81% - 12,223,559 4.55%  
223C1102 07/13/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,175,522 5.18% - 13,175,522 4.90%  
223C1109 07/14/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,645,901 4.97% - 12,645,901 4.71%  
223C1120 07/17/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,079,114 5.14% - 13,079,114 4.87%  
223C1146 07/18/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,496,006 4.91% - 12,496,006 4.65%  
223C1163 07/21/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,348,986 5.25% - 13,348,986 4.97%  
223C1171 07/24/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,634,905 4.97% - 12,634,905 4.70%  
223C1178 07/25/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,452,308 5.29% over 13,452,308 5.01%  
223C1189 07/26/2023 BlackRock 5.00% - 13,273,031 5.22% under 13,273,031 4.94%  
223C1206 07/28/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,706,884 4.99% - 12,706,884 4.73%  
223C1224 07/31/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,142,400 5.17% - 13,142,400 4.89%  
223C1229 08/01/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,687,492 4.99% - 12,687,492 4.72%  
223C1249 08/03/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,037,329 5.13% - 13,037,329 4.85%  
223C1268 08/07/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,509,957 4.92% - 12,509,957 4.47%  
223C1282 08/10/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 12,910,328 5.08% - 12,910,328 4.62%  
223C1285 08/11/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,175,719 4.79% - 12,175,719 4.36%  
223C1300 08/17/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,032,381 5.12% - 13,032,381 4.66%  
223C1305 08/18/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,481,129 4.91% - 12,481,129 4.46%  
223C1310 08/21/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,009,226 5.12% - 13,009,226 4.65%  
223C1319 08/23/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,420,079 4.88% - 12,420,079 4.44%  
223C1369 09/04/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 12,794,719 5.03% - 12,794,719 4.58%  
223C1386 09/06/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,678,989 4.99% - 12,678,989 4.54%  
223C1398 09/07/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,319,124 5.24% - 13,319,124 4.76%  
223C1513 09/25/2023 The Capital Group Companies 15.00% over 38,190,668 15.02% - 38,190,668 13.66%  
223C1689 10/23/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,687,706 4.99% - 12,687,706 4.54%  
223C1696 10/24/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 12,925,179 5.08% - 12,925,179 4.62%  
223C1705 10/25/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,691,950 4.99% - 12,691,950 4.54%  
223C1715 10/26/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 12,805,997 5.04% - 12,805,997 4.58%  
223C1834 11/10/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,552,946 4.94% - 12,552,946 4.49%  
223C1846 11/13/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 12,788,013 5.03% - 12,788,013 4.58%  
223C1857 11/14/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,677,116 4.98% - 12,677,116 4.54%  
223C1863 11/15/2023 BlackRock 5.00% over 13,351,524 5.25% - 13,351,524 4.78%  
223C2040 12/11/2023 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,601,660 4.96% - 12,601,660 4.51%  
224C0144 01/24/2024 BlackRock 5.00% over 12,807,693 5.04% - 12,807,693 4.58%  
224C0320 02/26/2024 BlackRock 5.00% under 12,613,346 4.96% - 12,613,346 4.51%  
224C0369 03/06/2024 BlackRock  5.00% over 12,771,144 5.02% - 12,771,144 4.57%  

The share of capital held by individual shareholders, according to the last comprehensive survey available dated November 30, 2023, was 2.8%.

8.2.2 Control of the Company

As of December 31, 2023, to the best of its knowledge, the Company was not controlled and was not subject to any agreement nor commitment linking one or several shareholders, company, foreign government or other natural or legal person operating individually or conjointly with regard to the direct or indirect holding of its share capital or under its control, and there existed no agreement of which the fulfilment could cause a change in the Company’s control at a later date.

8.2.3 Agreements concerning a possible change of control or that might influence a takeover bid

The information required by article L. 22‑10‑11 of the French Commercial Code can be found in this Universal Registration Document as follows: the capital structure is described in Sections 3.3.3, 8.2 and 8.3, the existence of double voting rights provided for in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (article 21) is mentioned in Section 8.1.6, rules applicable to the appointment and replacement of members of the Management Board, as well as the amendment of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, are specified in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (articles 10 to 12 and 23) and summarized in the aforementioned Section 8.1.6, the existence of authorizations and delegations granted by the Company’s General Shareholders’ Meeting to the Management Board regarding share issuance and buyback is mentioned in Sections 8.3.1 and 8.3.3.

It is also specified that, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no agreements exist requiring payment of indemnities, in the event of a takeover bid, to the members of the Management Board or employees if their employment should end as a result of this takeover bid.

Certain loan agreements include change in control clauses.