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Paris, May 20, 2015

François Pérol reappointed Chairman of the Natixis

Board of Directors

The General Shareholders' Meeting of May 19, 2015 voted to reappoint 10 Board members, including François Pérol, and to appoint Alain Denizot as Board member. François Pérol was reappointed Chairman on Natixis' Board of Directors.

Reappointment of Directors

The term of office of François Pérol, Chairman of the Board, BPCE, represented by Daniel Karyotis, Thierry Cahn, Laurence Debroux, Michel Grass, Anne Lalou, Bernard Oppetit, Henri Proglio, Philippe Sueur and Pierre Valentin, were all renewed for a four-year period running until the General Shareholders' Meeting in May 2019.

New Director

The General Shareholders' Meeting of May 19, 2015 appointed Alain Denizot member of the Board. Mr Denizot is Chairman of the Management Board, Caisse d'Epargne Nord France Europe and member of the Supervisory Board, BPCE. He will take part in the Appointments Committee and the Compensation Committee. He will replace Didier Patault, whose term of office ended with the General Shareholders' Meeting of May 19, 2015.

Following the General Shareholders' Meeting, the Board of Directors comprises 15 Board members, of whom one third are independent Board members. The members are François Pérol, Chairman of the Board, BPCE, represented by Daniel Karyotis, Thierry Cahn, Alain Condaminas, Laurence Debroux*, Alain Denizot, Michel Grass, Catherine Halberstadt, Anne Lalou*, Bernard Oppetit*, Stéphanie Paix, Henri Proglio*, Philippe Sueur, Nicolas de Tavernost* and Pierre Valentin.

* independent Board member

Alain Denizot held several positions at Crédit du Nord, SG Warburg and Société Marseillaise de Crédit. He joined Caisse d'Epargne Ile-de-France-Ouest in 1990 as a manager in the Financial Management department before becoming head of this department. He was appointed to the Management Board in 1995, initially with responsibility for Risks and Finance, and then for the Network and Business Development. In 2003, he became Chief Executive Officer of Ecureuil Assurance IARD and was subsequently appointed Chairman of the Management Board, Caisse d'Epargne de Picardie, in 2008. Since 2011, he has been Chairman of the Management Board, Caisse d'Epargne Nord France Europe.
Alain Denizot, 54, holds degrees in Agricultural Economics, in advance accounting and from IAE Paris.

About Natixis

Natixis is the corporate, investment, insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the 2nd- largest banking group in France with 36 million clients spread over two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne.
With more than 16,000 employees, Natixis has a number of areas of expertise that are organized into three main business lines: Corporate & Investment Banking, Investment Solutions & Insurance, and Specialized Financial Services.
A global player, Natixis has its own client base of companies, financial institutions and institutional investors as well as the client base of individuals, professionals and small and medium-size businesses
of Groupe BPCE's banking networks. Figures as at May 6, 2015
Contact presse:
Sonia Dilouya sonia.dilouya@natixis.com
+33 (1) 58 32 01 03

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