New York, July 16, 2015

Natixis CIB Americas Names Aitor Álava as Head of Global Infrastructure & Projects—Latin America

Natixis Corporate & (CIB) Americas announced today the appointment of Aitor Álava as Head of Global Infrastructure & Projects (GIP)—Latin America. Mr. Álava replaces Pascal Soldaini, who was named Head of GIP—Middle East, Turkey, Africa and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) for Natixis in Paris.

Mr. Álava has more than 13 years of diverse project finance experience, on the banking, developer, consultancy, and construction sides. He joined Natixis’ GIP—Latin America team in 2013 after having headed Project Finance Spain & Portugal for Natixis since September 2011. Prior to joining Natixis, Mr. Álava was Deputy Head, Project Finance Spain & Portugal at BNP Paribas and, earlier, Director, Global Export and Project Finance Iberia at . He has also worked at Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, Andersen Consulting, and OHL. Mr. Álava holds a Masters in Public Services and Infrastructure Management from Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos de Madrid and a BA Civil Engineer from Universidad Politécnica Madrid. Mr. Álava is a CFA charterholder.

About Natixis

Natixis is the corporate, investment, and arm of Groupe BPCE, the 2nd-largest banking group in France with 36 million clients spread over two 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.

Listed on the Paris , it has a solid financial base with a CET1 capital under Basel 3(1) of €13.4 billion, a Basel 3 CET1 Ratio(1) of 10.6% and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor’s: A / Moody’s: A2 / Fitch Ratings: A).

(1) Based on CRR-CRD4 rules published on June 26, 2013, including the Danish compromise - no phase-in except for DTAs on loss carry-forwards, pro forma of the DNCA acquisition estimated impact Figures as at May 6, 2015

Natixis is a recognized player in the infrastructure space and has notably obtained the following rankings in 2014: #1 Arranger in France for PPP, Concessions or DSP by Le Magazine des Affaires #10 Global MLA for Project Finance by Thomson Reuters #10 Global Bookrunner for Project Finance by Thomson Reuters #9 Americas Advisory mandates won for Project Finance by Thomson Reuters More information on Natixis infrastructure expertise available at: http://cib.natixis.com/infrastructure

Press contact Maria DiBartolo, Natixis CIB Americas Marketing & Communications +1 212-698-3052, [email protected] - end –