Universal Registration Document 2025

3.1.3.5 On-boarding and training of Directors

Any new Director is informed of his or her obligations. A welcome and induction program for any new Director is proposed. On this occasion, personalized meetings with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the Legal and Finance Departments are proposed to familiarize the new member with the organization and its internal practices, as well as with the Groupe’s business sectors. The new member receives documentation to help accomplish his or her mission. Where appropriate, site visits may be planned with the managers of subsidiaries.

Each Director has access, should they so wish, to additional training, including on the particularities of the Company, its business lines, industry and the Company’s corporate and social responsibility challenges.

Moreover, any Director representing employees has, pursuant to the law, access to special training on the performance of their role and time allocated to allow them to fulfill their duties under the best possible conditions.

The training plan for the Board of Directors is established under the supervision of the Secretary General. External speakers and/or internal experts are called upon depending on the topics proposed according to current events and the needs expressed by the Directors.

In 2025, the Directors benefited from two training sessions provided by external firms and four operational presentations made by Groupe executives before or after Board of Directors’ meetings, in addition to the strategy seminar.

They contribute to their continuous training by helping them to better understand the operational realities and the Groupe’s business model.

Directors who are unable to attend the training sessions receive a summary at the Board meeting and the training material for information purposes.