SOLOCAL_Registration Document_2017

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 3.4 Societal responsibility

they systematically disclose their identity, the identity of their l employer and the interests they represent when dealing with Assembly members, senators or members of European Parliament or of the European Commission, they comply with the rules governing access to and circulation l within the premises of the French National Assembly, French Senate, European Parliament and the European Commission; transparency: we are committed to exemplary behaviour and to l disclosing our discussions with public authorities whoever they may be; sustainability: we work to establish sustainable relationships l with public authorities to build projects that will generate long-term benefits for society; community involvement: the primarily local dimension of l SoLocal Group’s institutional relations policy distinguishes us from most other companies. Our position in local communities, which is even reflected in our name, connects us intimately with the day-to-day concerns of public authorities. As the Public Affairs team of the Group’s Institutional Relations department dissolved at the end of 2017, no registration was made in the new national digital repertoire of interest representatives, introduced by law. No. 2016-1691 dated 9 December 2016 relating to transparency, combating corruption and the modernisation of economic life. The Group undertakes that registration in this national directory will be carried out in case of recruitment. The compensation of the Group’s executive corporate officers is determined in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code of Corporate Governance, and the information on such compensation – fixed, variable, grants of stock options and free shares, severance pay, supplementary retirement benefits, etc. are published in the “Finance/Regulated Information” section of the Solocalgroup.com Group website and in chapter 4.3 – Compensation and benefits of the SoLocal Group Reference Document. In 2017, when they took office, the Group published the compensation components of the two new corporate officers: Mr Éric Boustouller, CEO and Mr Pierre Danon, Chairman of the Board of Directors. In 2018, to create the conditions for a fruitful dialogue and to explain the elements and criteria for obtaining the short-/medium-/long-term compensation of the corporate officers in a transparent way and to meet the shareholders’ expectations, a long-term compensation plan and the “say on pay” compensation elements will be submitted for the shareholders’ vote at an Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held in March 2018. Transparency of the compensation criteria for executive corporate officers

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

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Professional Ethics Charter and Sapin 2 Act (anti-corruption portion) SoLocal Group does business within a framework of responsible l development that is driven by ethical principles that must be shared by all employees. These principles, which are set forth in SoLocal Group’s Code of Conduct, are based on our values and determine our behaviour with respect to our customers, shareholders, employees, suppliers and competitors, to the environment, and to the countries where we do business. It applies to everyone, including members of the Board of Directors as well as managers and employees of the Group. Our Code of Conduct is aligned with such fundamental and universal principles as those of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; those set forth in International Labour Organization agreements on freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining, eliminating discrimination in respect to employment and occupation, eliminating forced or compulsory labour, and abolishing child labour; and those of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (especially with respect to efforts to fight corruption). The SoLocal Group Code of Conduct also addresses our commitments in other areas, such as sustainable development. The Group’s Professional Ethics Charter refers to the principles and rules applicable to stock market ethics and the requirement to scrupulously comply with them. It imposes certain preventive measures including closed periods when “permanent insiders”, such as members of the Board of Directors and other executives, are not permitted to trade in the Company’s shares. The Code prohibits corruption, including in dealings with customers and suppliers. In 2017, SoLocal Group initiated its approach to comply with the l Sapin 2 Act on anti-corruption. Responsible lobbying In keeping with its CSR policy, SoLocal Group strives to be exemplary in its dealings with elected officials and political institutions, which are governed by the following four basic values: ethics: the teams of the Group’s Institutional Relations l department are accredited with the French National Assembly and Senate as Interest Representatives. This means: they comply with the disclosure requirements of the bureaus l of the French National Assembly, the French Senate, the European Parliament and the European Commission, and have agreed to make public the information provided on their disclosure statement,

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