98 Registration Document 2017 - AIRBUS_RD2017_EV_V2_CL_220318

General Description of the Company and its Share Capital 3.1 General Description of the Company

3.1 General Description of the Company

3.1.1 Commercial and Corporate Names, Seat and Registered Offi ce

Commercial Name: Airbus Seat (statutaire zetel): Amsterdam Statutory Name: Airbus SE Tel: +31 (0)71,5245,600 Registered Office: Mendelweg 30, 2333 CS Leiden, Fax: +31 (0)71,5232,807 The Netherlands

3.1.2 Legal Form

The Company is a European public company (Societas Europaea), with its seat in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and registered with the Dutch Commercial Register (Handelsregister) under number 24288945. As a company operating worldwide, the Company is subject to, and operates under, the laws of each country in which it conducts business.

3.1.3 Governing Laws and Disclosures

The Company is governed by the laws of the Netherlands with the relevant competent market authority. The Company (in particular Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code and the Dutch must then ensure that Regulated Information remains publicly Corporate Governance Code) and by its Articles of Association available for at least ten years. (the “Articles of Association”). Finally, Regulated Information must be made available for central The Company is subject to various legal provisions of the Dutch storage by a mechanism that is offi cially designated by the Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht) (the Company’s home Member State. “WFT”). In addition, given the fact that its shares are admitted for trading on a regulated market in , and Spain, Dutch Regulations the Company is subject to certain laws and regulations in these For the purpose of the Transparency Directive, supervision of the three jurisdictions. A summary of the main regulations applicable Company is effected by the Member State in which it maintains to the Company in relation to information to be made public its corporate seat, which is the Netherlands. The competent in these three jurisdictions, as well as the Netherlands, is set market authority that assumes fi nal responsibility for supervising out below. compliance by the Company in this respect is the AFM. Under the Transparency Directive as implemented under Dutch 3.1.3.1 Periodic Disclosure Obligations law, the Company is subject to a number of periodic disclosure Pursuant to Directive 2004 / 109 / EC on the harmonisation requirements, such as: of transparency requirements in relation to information about ■ publishing an Annual Financial Report, together with an audit issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated report drawn up by the Statutory Auditors, within four months market (as amended, the “Transparency Directive”), the after the end of each fi nancial year; and Company is required to disclose certain periodic and ongoing ■ publishing a semi-Annual Financial Report, within three information (the “Regulated Information”). months after the end of the fi rst six months of the fi nancial year. Pursuant to the Transparency Directive, the Company must In addition, the Company must fi le with the AFM, within fi ve days disseminate such Regulated Information throughout the following their adoption by the Company’s shareholders, its European Community in a manner ensuring fast access to such audited annual fi nancial statements (including the consolidated information on a non-discriminatory basis. For this purpose, ones), the management report, the Auditors’ report and other the Company may use a professional service provider (wire). In information related to the fi nancial statements. addition, Regulated Information must be fi led at the same time AIRBUS_RD2017_EV_V2_CL_220318REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2017 99

General Description of the Company and its Share Capital 3.1 General Description of the Company

French Regulations Inside information must be disclosed to the markets as soon as In accordance with the requirement set forth in the Transparency possible. However, an issuer may under its own responsibility Directive to disseminate Regulated Information throughout the delay the public disclosure of inside information so as not to European Community, the Company is required to provide prejudice its legitimate interests provided that such delay would simultaneously in France the same information as that provided not be likely to mislead the public and provided that the issuer abroad. is able to ensure the confi dentiality of that information.

German Regulations Dutch Regulations Due to the listing of the Company’s shares in the Prime Standard Following the implementation of the Transparency Directive sub-segment of the Regulated Market (regulierter Markt) of the into Dutch law, the Company must publicly disclose Regulated Stock Exchange, the Company is subject to certain Information and also fi le Regulated Information with the AFM, post-listing obligations as described below. The Company is which will keep all relevant Regulated Information in a publicly included inter alia in the selection index MDAX, the MidCap available register. The Company will, whenever it discloses index of Deutsche Börse AG. inside information pursuant to applicable mandatory law as part of the Regulated Information, disclose and disseminate Pursuant to the Exchange Rules (Börsenordnung) of the throughout the European Community any such information. 3 , the Company is required to publish consolidated annual and semi-annual fi nancial statements as Under Dutch law, the Company must also publish any change well as quarterly reports which may be prepared in English only. in the rights attached to its shares, as well as any changes in In addition, pursuant to the Exchange Rules, the Company the rights attached to any rights issued by the Company to is required to publish a fi nancial calendar at the beginning of acquire Airbus shares. each fi nancial year in German and English. The Company is also required to hold an analysts’ meeting at least once per French Regulations year in addition to the press conference regarding the annual Any inside information as defi ned above will be disclosed in fi nancial statements. France by means of dissemination throughout the European Community, as it is organised under Dutch law implementing Spanish Regulations the Transparency Directive so as to provide simultaneously in In accordance with the requirement set forth in the Transparency France equivalent information to that provided abroad. Directive to disseminate Regulated Information throughout the European Community, the Company is required to provide German Regulations simultaneously in Spain the same information as that provided Any inside information as defi ned above will be disclosed in abroad. Germany by means of dissemination throughout the European Community, as it is organised under Dutch law implementing the Transparency Directive so as to provide simultaneously in 3.1.3.2 Ongoing Disclosure Obligations Germany equivalent information to that provided abroad. Pursuant to the Transparency Directive, Regulated Information includes in particular “inside information” as defi ned pursuant Spanish Regulations to Article 7 of EU Regulation No. 596 / 2014 on market abuse Any inside information as defi ned above will be disclosed (the “Market Abuse Regulation” or “MAR”). Such information simultaneously in Spain by filing the relevant regulatory must be disseminated throughout the European Community announcement (hecho relevante) with the CNMV. (see introduction to section “— 3.1.3.1 Periodic Disclosure Obligations”). Pursuant to the Spanish securities rules and regulations, the Company is also required to make available to shareholders Inside information consists of information of a precise nature and fi le with the CNMV a Corporate Governance Report in the which has not been made public, relating, directly or indirectly, Spanish language or in a language customary in the sphere of to one or more issuers or to one or more fi nancial instruments international fi nance on an annual basis. and which, if it were made public, would be likely to have a signifi cant effect on the prices of those fi nancial instruments or on the price of related derivative fi nancial instruments.