Altamir - Registration Document 2016

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS CAPITAL

Articles of Association

4.4 ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

NAME AND REGISTERED OFFICE (ARTICLES 3 & 4 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

SALE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES (ARTICLE 10 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

Altamir – 1, rue Paul Cézanne, 75008 Paris (France) Tel: +33 (0)1 53 65 1 60 (www.altamir.fr)

Ordinary shares are freely transferable under the conditions stipulated by law. Class B shares (or any securities giving access to Class B shares) may be subscribed or acquired only by the following persons: 1° the Management Company; 2° theCompany’s investment advisor indicated in paragraph 16.4 of the Articles of Association; 3° natural persons who are corporate officers or have an employment contract with one of the companies mentioned in items 1° and 2° above; 4° any non-trading partnership composed exclusively of the individuals or companies mentioned in items 1°, 2° and 3° above; 5° theCompany itself, under the conditions stipulatedby lawand by the Articles of Association.

DATE OF INCORPORATION

The Company was incorporated on 15 March 1993 as a French public limited company ( société anonyme ). It was converted into a French partnership limited by shares ( société en commandite par actions ) at theSpecial Shareholders’ Meetingof 1 June 1995, to enable theCompany tobenefit fromtheprivate equity experience and expertise of the Apax Partners teams.

DURATION (ARTICLE 5 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

FINANCIAL YEAR (ARTICLE 24 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

The duration of the Company is 99 years, expiring on 27 April 2092 (unless dissolved prior thereto or extended).

Each financial year has a duration of one calendar year, beginning on 1 January and ending on 31 December.

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LEGAL FORM (ARTICLE 1 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

CORPORATE PURPOSE (ARTICLE 2 OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

The Company is a French partnership limited by shares ( société en commandite par actions ), with share capital of €219,259,626, governed by Articles L. 226-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, between: the limited partners (or shareholders), who own the existing shares and any shares that may be issued in the future; and the general partner, Altamir Gérance, a French public limited company ( société anonyme ) with share capital of €1,000,000 and the Paris commercial registry number 402 098 917, whose registered office is located at 1 rue Paul Cézanne, 75008 Paris (France). The capital is divided into 36,512,301 ordinary shares with a par value of €6 per share and 18,582 preferred shares (called “Class B shares”) with a par value of €10 per share. All shares are fully paid up.

The purpose of the Company is as follows: the subscription, acquisition, management anddisposal by any means of French or foreign securities, ownership rights, rights representinga financial investment or other financial rights; and generally, any transaction related to the above purpose or enabling its achievement, includingany transactiononpersonal or real property necessary for its operations.

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