AFD_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

PRESENTATION OF AFD General information

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1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1.1 Legal status Head office Agence Française de Développement

Trade and companies registration RCS Paris B 775 665 599 Consultation of legal documents At the head office – 5, rue Roland-Barthes – 75598bParis Cedex 12 Financial Year From 1bJanuary to 31bDecember. Documents available to the public While this document remains valid, the following documents (or copies thereof) may be consulted: a) AFD’s memorandum of association, amending decrees and bylaws; b) any reports, correspondence and other documents, historical financial information, appraisals and declarations prepared by an expert at AFD’s request, part of which are included or referred to in this Registration Document; c) historical financial information relating to AFD and its subsidiaries for each of the two financial years preceding the publication of this Registration Document. Hard copies of the aforementioned documents may be consulted at AFD’s Head Office or on its website, www.afd.fr. 1.1.2 General information about AFD’s capital AFD’s funding AFD funding amounts to €2,807,998,856. This may be increased through the capitalisation of reserves upon deliberation by the Board of Directors and approved by order of the French Minister of the Economy and Finance. It may also be increased through the allocation of public funds in accordance with current laws and regulations. 1.1.3 Current breakdown of share capital and voting rights (Not applicable)

5, rue Roland-Barthes 75598bParis Cedexb12 Tel: +33b(0)1b53b44b31b31 Legal form

Agence Française de Développement (hereafter “AFD”) is an industrial and commercial State public undertaking (EPIC) with the status of a financially-independent legal entity. AFD is a financing company with an ongoing role that serves the public interest. Its bylaws are defined in ArticlesbR.515-5 to R.515-25 of the CMF (Decree No. 2017-582 of 20bApril 2017). AFD is managed by a Chief Executive Officer who is appointed by decree for a three-year term (ArticlebR.515-16 of the CMF) and a Board of Directors (ArticlesbR.515-17 to 19bof the CMF). The Strategic Steering Committee (SSC), a State entity headed up by the Minister for Development, is responsible for strengthening the link between policy on Official Development Assistance (ODA) set out by the CICID and the way in which these policies are executed by AFD. ACPR supervision By a European Central Bank (ECB) decision of 30bJune 2017, AFD was placed under the direct supervision of the French Prudential Supervisory Authority (ACPR) after AFD asked to change from approval as a specialist bank to that of a financing company, given that (i) it no longer held deposits or repayable funds from the public and (ii) Decree No.b2017-582 of 20bApril 2017bamended the French Monetary and Financial Code which gave AFD its specialist bank status. AFD was created for an indefinite period by Order No.b21bof 2bDecember 1941bestablishing the Caisse Centrale de la France Libre. Corporate purpose In accordance with CMF ArticlebR.515-6, AFD’s role is to carry out financial operations that contribute to the implementation of the French State’s official development aid policy to developing countries abroad and the development of the French Overseas Departments and Collectivities and New Caledonia. To this end, AFD finances environmentally friendly development operations and may conduct other activities and services linked to its role. In particular, AFD is responsible for directly or indirectly providing technical expertise to its beneficiaries. The issuer’s governing law AFD is subject to French law. Date of creation and duration

1.1.4 AFD’s stock issues (Not applicable)

1.1.5 Dividends Pursuant to Articleb79bof the amending Finance Bill 2001-1276 of 28bDecember 2001ba dividend may be paid to the French State.

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REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2017

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