General Meeting attendance

If you hold pure registered or administered registered shares:

You will directly receive an invitation to the meeting by mail at least 15 days before it takes place, with relevant documents and voting forms. You will not be required to lock your shares for the meeting.

According to the laws and regulations in force, General Meeting documents comprise:

•  a form for voting by proxy and a form for voting by mail,
•  a form for requesting documentation and specific information,
•  draft resolutions,
•  company results for the last five years,
•  the agenda of the meeting,
•  a meeting summary.

Registered shareholders must be recorded as either pure or administered shareholders at least five days before the date set for the meeting. There are no lock up formalities and they will be admitted following proof of identity.

For holders of bearer shares

You will need to ask your financial advisor to lock your shares up two days before the General Meeting and issue a lock up certificate. This will be sent to Société Générale with a request for admission and the documents for the meeting at least five days before the meeting date

General Meetings Department ("Service des Assemblées")

Société Générale

32, rue du Champ de Tir - BP 81 236

44 312 Nantes Cedex 3

The shares will be released the day after the meeting.

Voting at General Meetings

All shareholders possess voting rights (one vote per share). A form for voting by mail and a form for voting by proxy are sent to all registered shareholders. Bearer shareholders wishing to vote by mail can request a voting form from the General Meetings Department of Société Générale (see details above). A written request must be received by Société Générale at least six days before the meeting date.

If you are unable to attend a General Meeting, you may vote by mail or by proxy, or authorise the Chairman of the meeting to vote on your behalf by returning the form attached to the invitation pack.

•  voting by mail: tick the "I am voting by mail" box, and then the boxes next to the resolutions for which you wish to vote "Against" or "Abstain",
•  voting by proxy: you may authorise your spouse/partner or another shareholder to vote. In this instance, you tick the box "I authorise X", providing the forename and surname of the person in question and dating and signing this authorisation,
•  authorising the Chairman to vote on your behalf: you date, sign and send back the form for voting by mail or by proxy.

The person authorised to vote on your behalf must be present at the General Meeting so that the vote is counted. If you hold bearer shares, your forms for voting by mail must include proof from your financial intermediary that your shares have been locked up. Votes by mail will not be counted unless they reach Société Générale at least three days before the meeting date.