Annual report 2008
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COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT 4 Dexia Annual report 2008 Banking inEurope, mainlyBelgium,LuxembourgandTurkey. banking andfinancialsolutions,onRetailCommercial ing, providing localpublicfinanceactorswithcomprehensive 31, 2008.DexiaGroup focusesonPublicandWholesaleBank- a core shareholders’ equityofEUR17.5billionasDecember Dexia isaEuropean bank,with36,760membersofstaff and Group profile service toabroader customerbase. go beyonditsrole ofspecialistlenderinorder tooffer abetter is already largelyeffective inBelgium,willenabletheGroup to of products andservicestocustomers.Thisapproach, which Its strategyinthisfieldisaimingatstrengthening the range and socialeconomy. finance, thefinancingofhealthandsocialhousingsectors, its core markets–amajorplayerinpublicandinfrastructure solvency northeirfinancingneeds.AndDexiaremains –on The ongoingfinancialcrisisdoesneitherquestionourclients’ will besignificantlyreduced. The activitiesintheUnitedKingdomandStates Switzerland toretain platformsforaccesstofunding sources. Banking. Dexiawillmaintainapresence inGermany, Japan and markets willremain core marketsforPublicandWholesale Italy andtheIberianPeninsulahavebeenconfirmedthese The commercial franchisesinFrance,Belgium,Luxembourg, and potentialforprofitable growth. strong commercial franchises,along-termfundingcapacity rent marketenvironment. Itwillfocusonmarketscombining line hasbeenrevisited inorder totakeintoaccountthecur- in November2008,thePublicandWholesaleBankingbusiness As aconsequenceofthetransformationplaninitiatedbyDexia Public andWholesaleBanking BUSINESS LINES as ofDecember31,2008. world. Total assetsundercustodyamountedtoUSD1.9trillion istration andshareholder servicestoinstitutionsaround the offers itsexpertiseinglobalcustody, fundandpension admin- Services, ajointventure withRoyalBankofCanada, which investor servicesbusinessisconductedbyRBCDexiaInvestor of assetsundermanagementasDecember31,2008.The services activities.DexiaAssetManagementhadEUR79billion This businesslinealsoincludesassetmanagementandinvestor lion customers. ing servicesaswellinsuranceproducts tomore thansixmil- offering awiderangeofretail, commercial andprivatebank- position inTurkey. Itisalsopresent inSlovakia.Thebankis major banksinBelgiumandLuxembourgholdingastrong Dexia isaleadingEuropean bank,rankingamongthethree Retail andCommercial Banking bourg –are ratedAA-byFitch,A1Moody’s andAby àLuxem- Dexia CréditLocalandBanqueInternationale The Group’s mainoperatingentities–DexiaBankBelgium, Triple-A ratedsecured bonds. Standard &Poor’s. Three ofDexia’s European subsidiariesissue RATINGS (1) Entitybeingsold;excl.FinancialProducts. SIMPLIFIED GROUPSTRUCTURE 70% Crediop Dexia Assurance Security Financial DEXIA SHAREHOLDINGSTRUCTURE 2.1% 3.0% 26.9% 5.0% Other InstitutionalandIndividualShareholders Employee shareholding CNP Assurances Ethias Group Three BelgianRegions Belgian federalState French State Arco Group Holding Communal Caisse desdépôtsetconsignations (1) 60% Sabadell Dexia as ofDecember31,2008 5.7% 5.7% 5.7% 100% Deutschland bank Kommunal- Dexia 100% Crédit Local Dexia 17.6% 13.9% 14.3% 100% Bank kredit Kommunal- Dexia 99.9% à Luxembourg Internationale Dexia Banque 100% Agency Municipal Dexia Dexia SA 100% Sofaxis Dexia (1) Includingself-employednetworksand RBC DexiaInvestorServices. 2,708 100% Belgium Bank Dexia 4,113 as ofDecember31,2008 MEMBERS OFSTAFF 6,850 Other countries France Luxembourg Turkey Belgium 50% Services Investor Dexia RBC 8,044 100% Management Asset Dexia (1) Dexia 15,045 99.8% DenizBank Annual report 2008 99.8% Belgium Insurance Dexia Group profile 5
COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT 6 Group profile Dexia Annual report 2008 (1) Theratiobetweenthecostsandincome. (2) Fortheyears2000-2004:shareholders’equity Report 2005“Accounts&Reports”. (1) ThereconciliationbetweenDexiaGAAPandIFRSasadoptedbyEU,theimpactoffirst-timeapplicationisexp (1) ThereconciliationbetweenDexiaGAAPandIFRSasadoptedbyEU,isexplainedintheAnnualReport2005“Accounts&r e noe ru hr ,0 ,2 ,9 ,3 ,7 ,2 ,3 ,5 ,3 (3,326) 2,533 2,750 2,038 1,822 1,772 1,431 1,299 1,426 1,001 Net incomeGroupshare rs prtn noe160238210214230256277351302(563) 3,062 3,531 2,747 2,566 2,380 2,104 2,120 2,308 1,690 Gross operatingincome ot (,5)(,2)(,3)(,5)(,1)(,5)(,2)(,7)(,3)(4,119) (3,834) (3,474) (3,229) (3,057) (3,012) (3,056) (3,037) (3,323) (2,050) Costs noe3705615175105325635967056863,556 6,896 7,005 5,976 5,623 5,392 5,160 5,157 5,631 3,740 Income Cost-income ratio (in millionsofEUR) RATIOS RESULTS ir1rto93 .%93 .%1.%1.%10.3% 10.0% 10.7% 9.9% 9.3% 9.3% 9.3% Tier 1ratio aia dqayrto98 15 07 12 17 11 10.9% 11.1% 11.7% 11.2% 10.7% 11.5% 9.8% Capital adequacyratio Core shareholders’equity etscrte 3. 4. 4. 3. 4. 4. 7. 8. 0. 188.1 204.0 184.7 175.7 144.2 143.9 134.9 146.5 140.9 134.4 Debt securities eois5. 408. 239. 719. 1. 2. 114.7 126.7 116.2 97.7 87.1 97.6 92.3 85.3 84.0 52.4 deposits Customers borrowingsand nnilivsmns7. 2. 3. 2. 4. 4. 9. 2. 5. 141.1 257.9 223.2 198.9 147.3 144.5 127.9 134.7 125.9 77.7 financial investments through profitorlossand Financial assetsatfairvalue ocsoes144164178119162195124265226368.8 242.6 226.5 192.4 169.5 166.2 161.9 157.8 156.4 134.4 to customers Loans andadvances Total assets BALANCE SHEET (in billionsofEUR) (1) (2) Dec. 31, 48 90 89 92 59 44 54.0% 54.4% 55.9% 59.2% 58.9% 59.0% 54.8% 257.8 0020 0220 042004 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 2000 0020 0220 0420 0520 072008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 . 031. 161. 051. 441. 17.5 16.1 14.4 11.5 10.5 12.3 11.6 10.9 10.3 8.1 + + general bankingrisksreserve. Dec. 31, 351.4 2001 ei APIFRSasadoptedbyEU Dexia GAAP ei APIFRSasadoptedbyEU Dexia GAAP ei APIFRSasadoptedbyEU Dexia GAAP Dec. 31, 5. 4. 8. 0. 0. 6. 604.6 566.7 508.8 404.6 389.2 349.9 350.9 2002 Dec. 31, 2003 Dec. 31, 2004 2005 Jan.1, (1) (1) Dec. 31, 2005 0520 072008 2007 2006 2005 Dec. 31, 10.3% 49.6% 2006 9.8% lained intheDexiaAnnual eports”. Dec. 31, 56 115.8% 55.6% .%11.8% 9.6% 10.6% 9.1% 2007 Dec. 31, 651.0 2008 (4) TheratiobetweenthetotaldividendandnetincomeGroupshare. GAAP: includingGBRRGroupshare. shares)attheendof (3) Theratiobetweenthecoreshareholders’equityandnumberofshares(afterdeductiontreasury (2) TheBoardofDirectorsdecidedtoproposethenextShareholders’MeetingonMay13,2009thatexceptionallynodividend (1) TheratiobetweenthenetincomeGroupshareandaverageweightednumberofshares(undilutedforyearsunderIFRS The triple-AratingofDexiaMunicipalAgency wasaffirmedbyFitch(October1,2008),Moody’s 23,2009)andStandard& (January 2008) andAA(low)withnegativetrendby DBRS(November17,2008). outlook byFitch(September30,2008),A1 withnegativeoutlookbyMoody’s 19,2009),AwithstableoutlookbyStandar (January The Group’s principal banking entities–DexiaBankBelgium,CréditLocalandBanqueInternationale àLuxembourg– (2) Theratiobetweentheportfolioimpairmentsandimpairedloans. (1) Theratiobetweentheimpairedloansandgrossoutstandingloans. Assets qualityratio Net assets Earnings pershare i iloso U)951871921781721721431391283,535 1,218 1,359 1,473 1,722 1,722 1,708 1,942 1,897 905 (in millionsofEUR) Impaired loanstocustomers Coverage ratio rs iied04 .804 .306 .207 .109 - 0.91 0.81 0.71 0.62 0.62 0.53 0.48 0.48 0.43 Pay-out ratio Gross dividend (in EUR) RATINGS ei rdtLcl tbeotokA-1 R-1(middle) A-1 R-1(middle) - Negativetrend Negativetrend P-1 Stableoutlook A-1 R-1(middle) - P-1 Stableoutlook AA(low) AA(low) Negativetrend F1+ A AAA F1+ A Negativeoutlook - P-1 Stableoutlook Negativeoutlook AA(low) A1 Aaa Stableoutlook F1+ A A1 Stableoutlook Negativeoutlook Dexia BanqueInternationaleàLuxembourg Dexia CréditLocal AAA AA- Dexia BankBelgium DBRS A1 AA- Stableoutlook Dexia MunicipalAgency Dexia BanqueInternationaleàLuxembourg Dexia CréditLocal Dexia BankBelgium Standard &Poor’s AA- Dexia MunicipalAgency Dexia BanqueInternationaleàLuxembourg Dexia CréditLocal Dexia BankBelgium Moody’s Dexia MunicipalAgency Dexia BanqueInternationaleàLuxembourg Dexia CréditLocal Dexia BankBelgium Fitch DATA PERSHARE QUALITY OFRISKS (3) (4) (2) (1) (1) 19 93 30 21 87 76 79 43 20 - 42.0% 34.3% 37.9% 37.6% 38.7% 42.1% 43.0% 39.3% 41.9% 50 67 80%7.%7.%7.%6.%6.%6.%58.9% 67.2% 0.99% 69.3% 0.50% 69.1% 0.61% 73.2% 0.78% 1.04% 73.2% 72.8% 1.04% 68.0% 1.05% 66.7% 1.23% 65.0% 1.20% 0.68% 0020 0220 0420 0520 072008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 0020 0220 0420 0520 072008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 .283 .992 .588 .61.01.79.92 12.87 (2.54) 11.60 2.18 9.86 2.49 8.87 1.87 1.63 9.95 9.25 1.58 8.79 1.24 8.39 1.13 8.02 1.25 1.15 ei APIFRS as Dexia GAAP ei APIFRS as Dexia GAAP ogtr ulo Shortterm Outlook Long term adopted byEU adopted byEU Poor’s (October7,2008). be paidfor2008. theperiod.UnderDexia d &Poor’s (December 19, are rated AA- with stable are ratedAA-withstable as adoptedbyEU). 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COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT 8 Dexia Annual report 2008 Message from theChairmen which isatahighlevelincomparison tothesectorasawhole. guarantee. FSA,whichcontributedEUR3.1billiontoDexia’s lossin2008,nolongerconstitutesarisktotheGroup’s solvency whilst retaining USD17billionofassetsintheFinancialProducts activity, onwhichtheBelgianandFrenchgrant governments subsidiary andamajorfactorinthecrisisofconfidencesuffered byDexia,signinganagreementAssured tosellFSA Guarant were absolutelyvitaltothecompany. Firstly, weundertooktotransfertheinsuranceactivitiesofFSA,UScredit enhancem Supported byanewandtightenedmanagementteamconsistingof experienced bankers,weannouncedaraftofmeasures that situation andimmediatelyworkedtoredefine theimproved basesonwhichtorebuild Dexia’s future. Called upontoleadtheGroup inthesedifficultcircumstances, togetherwetooktheurgentstepsrequired bythatdeteriorating in order tocopewiththesenewconstraints. revision oftheportfolioandmodedevelopmentDexia,aswellmethodfinancingitslong-termcommitments The financialcrisishighlightedtheneedtoapplystricterthaneverbanking disciplinewithintheGroup andtomakeanin-dept Group hasadequateliquidity. alsograntedonOctober9,2008theirguaranteesinparticulartocertainnewissues,ensureLuxembourg governments the in anamountofEUR6.0billiononSeptember30,2008order tore-establish theGroup’s solvency. TheFrench, Belgianand an intenseliquiditycrisis.Ourshareholders andtheFrench participatedintherecapitalization andBelgiangovernments ofDe of marketoperatorsintherobustness ofourbank,and thecontractionofinterbankmarketled,atendSeptember, to financial sector, andthesedidnotspare ourGroup. Too muchexposure totherisksofUSmarketweakenedconfidence at thebeginningofautumn,insolvencyUSbankLehmanBrothers suddenlyrevealed theimbalancesin The year2008wasmarkedbythesevere crisiswhichswept thefinancialmarketsandseriouslyaffected Dexia.Theannouncement, Jean-Luc Dehaene Pierre Mariani ent xia a y, y, h ,
confidence inDexia’s abilitytorediscover thepathtoprofitability andtocontrolled development. provide itsclientswiththeservicestheyexpectandtogiveshareholders apromising future. Thatiswhatgivesusourun thebenefitofacknowledgedexpertiseonitsprincipalmarkets andare-found discipline,Dexiawillbeinapositionto With the worktheyare doingwithourclients. bank hasthestrength ofitsteamsandmembersstaff whohavemobilizedwithoutdemurtofindsolutionsandcontinue bank’s liquidityandcredit. Then,Dexiahasaclientfranchiseinwhichloyalty, sosorely triedof late,hasneverfailed.Fi of itsshareholders andoftheFrench, whichhaveprovided BelgianandLuxembourggovernments, themeanstomaintain the shortterm,butDexiacanrely onitssolidattributes torediscover itsprofitability. Firstly, itcanrely ontheunceasin Of course2009isshapinguptobeadifficultyear, andtheeconomicenvironment isnotshowinganysignsofimprovement in 2008. exceptionally, theBoard ofDirectors willpropose tothenextShareholders’ Meeting thatnodividendbepaidtoshareholders f Dexia. Managementwillreceive nobonusfortheyear 2008.Finally, consideringthenetlossofEUR3,326millionfor2008,and and totherefocusing ofactivitiesisnowunderway, observingtherulesofsocialdialoguewhichhavealwaysprevailed in vital toitsprofitable development.Theworkforce reduction necessarytoadaptourorganizationthenewmarketenvironment at acostreduction intheorder of15%overthree yearshasnowbegunandisintendedtogiveDexiatheefficiencyagility The transformationplanrelies ontheshared endeavorsofemployees,managementandshareholders alike.Anexercise aimed States willbesignificantlyreduced. providing accesstolocalfinancinginJapan,Germany andSwitzerland.Finally, activitiesintheUnitedKingdomandUnit Europefinance activitiesinAustralia,Eastern (excludingSlovakia),Mexico,IndiaandScandinavia.Dexiawillonlyretain plat higher thaninSeptember2008.Implementationofthetransformationplanwillbereflected in2009bythecessationofpublic lines showedgoodresilience, aswitnessedbythetotal depositswiththebankwhichatendofDecember2008were ataleve Turkey, ItalyandtheIberianPeninsula.Beyondlossesstrictlyassociatedwitheffects ofthecrisis,Dexia’s historic Group’s principalbusinesslines,localpublicfinanceandcommercial banking,anditscore markets,France,Belgium,Luxembourg Then wehadtorethink thedevelopmentofGroup’s businesslines.Dexia’s future profitability requires arefocusing onthe activities were stoppedandthecorresponding assetsstillonthebalancesheetwillgraduallybereduced. a cessationofproprietary tradingactivities.Treasury managementandriskwere centralized.Bondinvestment First ofall,inadditiontotheagreement tosellFSA,reduction oftheriskprofile beganwithalimitationofmarketactiviti of theGroup’s riskprofile, prioritygiventoclientsandthehistoricalbusinesslines,adaptationofcoststructure. November 14,2008andimplementedsincethatdate.Itrevolves around three fundamentalaxesforthefuture ofDexia:reduction We thenredefined themeasures necessarytoreduce theimbalances:thiswasobjectoftransformationplanpresented on himno h or fDrcosChiefExecutiveOfficer Chairman oftheBoardDirectors enLcDheePierre Mariani Jean-Luc Dehaene Dexia al business g support nally, the derlying Annual report 2008 es and forms ed or , l
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COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT 10 Dexia Annual report 2008 to EUR73.2billion. environment andtoreestablish asolidbase. forced totakemajorstepsovercome theseverely disrupted In viewofthedeteriorationmarketconditions,Dexiawas tion isdetailedinthechapterFinancialResultsonpage71. crisis. TheimpactofthecrisisonGroup’s financialsitua- The year2008wasmarkedbyanunprecedented financial 2008 andearly2009highlights state-guarantee.php site( via theDexiainternet The guaranteedamountsare subjecttodailycommunication renewed betweenOctober9,2008and31,2009. fall duebefore October31,2011andare contracted,issuedor counterparts, provided thattheseliabilities,bondsorsecurities well asbondsandotherdebtsecuritiesissuedforthesame towards credit institutionsandinstitutional counterparts,as mum amountofEUR150billionandcoversDexia’s liabilities This severalbutnotjointguaranteerelates toatotalmaxi- were definedonDecember9,2008. that Dexiawasbeinggrantedaguarantee,thetermsofwhich forassistance.OnOctober9,2008,theyannounced ernments system, DexiaaskedtheBelgian,French andLuxembourg gov- Lehman anditsconsequencesontheliquidityofbanking Facing difficultiesinrefinancing followingthefailure of invested EUR3billion. (Caisse desdépôtsetconsignationsandCNPAssurances) andthereferenceIn France,thegovernment shareholders Ethias) jointlyinvestedEUR3billion. the reference shareholders (HoldingCommunal,Arcofin and thethreeIn Belgium,thefederalgovernment, Regionsand share equaltoEUR9.90. approximate totalof600millionshares, issuedatapriceper 2008, theBelgianandFrench shareholders subscribedtoan thiscapitalincrease, whichtookplaceonOctober3, With intheformofconvertiblebonds. bourg government announced aninvestmentofEUR0.4billionbytheLuxem- togetherwithexistingreferenceernments shareholders. Italso of EUR6.0billionunderwrittenbytheBelgianandFrench gov- On September30,2008,Dexiaannouncedacapitalincrease STATES’ GUARANTEE CAPITAL INCREASEOFEUR6BILLION .Asof March 31,2009,theyamounted ). http://www.dexia.com/e/services/ to 100%. Austria inDexiaKommunalkredit Bank,thusraising its share ess offinalizingthepurchase oftheshare ofKommunalkredit 49% holdinginKommunalkredit Austriaandisinthe proc- Austria announcedonNovember3,2008,Dexiasoldits As aconsequenceoftheplantorecapitalize Kommunalkredit Slovensko inSlovakia,whichalsooperatesasaretail bank. Europe, countries ofCentralandEastern includingDexiabanka Public andWholesaleBankingactivitiesoftheGroup inthe Kommunalkredit Austriaand51%byDexia.Itcontrolled the Europe.Eastern DexiaKommunalkredit Bankwasheld 49%by Kommunalkredit Bank–tooverseeoperationsinCentral and Austria andDexiaalsoinvestedinajointventure – Dexia oping itspublicfinancefranchiseinAustria.Kommunalkredit further increased to49%in2001withtheobjective of devel- back to1992whenDexiatooka26%stakeinit,whichwas The partnershipbetweenDexiaandKommunalkredit Austria 2008. port fromattheendofOctober theAustriangovernment Dexia’s Europe, partnerinCentralandEastern calledforsup- second quarter2009. Dexia aimstoconcludethetransaction atthebeginningof the USanti-trustauthoritiesgranted authorizationforthesale. An importantmilestonewaspassed onJanuary20,2009with Assured Guaranty uptoamaximumof24.7%. of Through thistransaction,Dexiawouldbecomeashareholder holders’ meetingofAssured GuarantyonMarch 16,2009. authorization toissuetheseshares wasgrantedbytheshare- in shares are thepurchaser’s discretion, before closing). The half incashandshares (upto75%incashand25% results in(i)atotalpaymentofUSD722millionand(ii) on November13,2008(USD8.10pershare), thetransaction shares. OnthebasisofclosingpriceAssured Guaranty fetdb h nnilcii,Kmuakei uti AG, Affected bythefinancialcrisis,Kommunalkredit Austria (1) 44,567,901shares. cash andUSD44.6million The considerationreceived byDexiawillbeUSD361millionin ance businesswithsignificantexposure totheUSmarket. Through thistransaction,Dexiawillexitanolongercore insur- of FSAHoldings,excludingitsFinancialProducts activity. chase agreement” withAssured Guarantyrelating tothesale On November14,2008,Dexiaentered intoa“saleand pur- DEXIA KOMMUNALKREDITBANK TAKEN INTHECAPITAL OF WITHA100%HOLDING AUSTRIA WITHDRAWAL FROMKOMMUNALKREDIT FFNNILSCRT ASSURANCE(FSA) SECURITY FINANCIAL OF SALE OFTHEINSURANCEBUSINESS (1) innewlyissuedAssured Guaranty dates dates activities. of run-off portfolios) inorder tostrengthen control ofthe in Brussels(trading,centraltreasury) andDublin(management – tighteningoftheorganizationaround twomarketplatforms, ing activitiesare stopped; ties andreduction oftheactivityperimeterasproprietary trad- – reduction byhalfoftheValue atRisklimitsfortradingactivi- around thefollowingkeyprinciples: to operationalrisks.Theseactivitieshavebeenreorganized tralized astheywere, wasinefficientandexposedtheGroup run-off andare nowmanagedcentrally. s s have abeneficialeffect onliquidity. trading activitiesandtherun-off ofbondportfolios,which will activities, describedabove),anin-depthreorganization of of certainactivities(inparticularthesaleFSA’s insurance The Group intendstoimprove itsriskprofile withthedisposal Improvement oftheGroup’s riskprofile communicated tothemarketonJanuary30,2009. to optimizeitscostbase.Aprogress report ontheplanwas cus onitscore clientfranchises,toimprove itsriskprofile and The linesofthistransformationplanwillenableDexiatorefo- re-establishing strictdisciplineinfinancialandactivity terms. formation planaimedatmanagingrisksevenmore firmly and On November14,2008,Dexiaannouncedanimportanttrans- ted forapproval toaDexiaextraordinary shareholders’ meeting. Dexia orprofit-sharing certificates.Thismechanismwill be submit- USD 4.5billion,thestateswillbeentitledtoordinary shares of million collectiveimpairmentonUSRMBS).Ifthelossesexceed (USD 1.5billionontheFinancialProducts portfolioanda USD420 USD 2billionhasalready beenreserved asofDecember31,2008 cover thefirstlossofUSD4.5billionwhichanamountabout Commission onMarch 13,2009andprovides thatDexiawill Products assets.Thisguaranteewasapproved bytheEuropean haveagreed governments toprovide aguaranteeontheFinancial Dexia, whichalready provides itsliquidity. TheBelgianandFrench the transactionandplacedinrun-off, undertheresponsibility of of thesaleFSAHoldings.Thisactivitywillbecarvedout est marginactivityofGlobalFunding,isexcludedfrom thescope the guaranteedinvestmentcontractbusinessandnetinter- The FSAFinancialProducts portfolio,whichcomprises TRANSFORMATION PLAN Credit spread andpublicbondportfolios havebeenplacedin The organizationoftradingactivities,dispersedanddecen- primarily cant geographicalreorientation: The applicationofthesethree criteriahasresulted inasignifi- of environment. and significantcross-selling opportunities; ot America; North cial development; particular theGerman lishments toretain platformsforaccesstofundingsources, in markets combining: the Group’s fundingcapacities.TheGroup willnowfocuson order totakeaccountofthecurrent marketenvironment and The Management andInvestorServicesactivities. Commercial andPrivateBankingaswellInsurance,Asset and RetailCommercial BankingwhichnowincludesRetail, sive bankingactivitiesfocusedonlocalpublicfinanceclients ent franchises:PublicandWholesaleBankingforcomprehen- The organizationoftheGroup willbefocusedontwocore cli- selected geographies. Public, RetailandCommercial Bankingincore marketsand Dexia’s activitieswillberefocused oncore clientfranchisesin Priority oncore franchises s s s s s s s Peninsula; gium andLuxembourg,aswellinItalytheIberian and socialeconomy. finance, thefinancingofhealthandsocialhousingsectors, its core markets–amajorplayerinpublicandinfrastructure solvency northeirfinancingneeds.AndDexiaremains –on The ongoingfinancialcrisisdoesneitherquestionourclients’ customer base. cialist lenderinorder tooffer abetter servicetoabroader Belgium, willenabletheGroup togobeyonditsrole ofspe- customers. Thisapproach, whichisalready largelyeffective in line, inorder toenlargetherangeofproducts andservicesto aims toredeploy thecommercial development ofthisbusiness Beyond thegeographicalredeployment ofitsactivities,Dexia Scandinavia. (excluding DexiabankaSlovensko),Mexico,Indiaand appropriate stableorlong-termdomesticfundingbase; significant reduction ofactivitiesintheUnitedKingdom and attractive returnsbasedonalowrisk“localauthority”type strong commercial franchiseswithdirect clientrelationships in Japan,GermanyandSwitzerland,maintenanceofestab- confirmation ofthecommercial franchiseinFrance, Bel- discontinuation of activities in Australia, Eastern Europediscontinuation ofactivitiesinAustralia,Eastern Public andWholesaleBanking Pfandbriefe , butwithoutanycommer- modelwillberevisited in 2008 andearly2009highlights Dexia Annual report 2008 11
COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT 12 2008 andearly2009highlights Dexia Annual report 2008 crisis willbediscontinued. inacontextofgloballiquidity ing attractivereturnpatterns Certain developmentsinretail andprivatebankingnotoffer- tomer deposits. bourg andSlovakia,withstronger focusonattractingcus- commercial bankingfranchisesinBelgium,Turkey, Luxem- Dexia willcontinuetodevelopattractiveretail, privateand the overallliquidityofGroup. onstrated goodresilience duringthecrisisandhavesupported Dexia Retail andCommercial Banking activitieshavedem- 900 joblossesfortheentire Group in2009. panied byanoverallworkforce reduction plan,involvingsome The review andreorientation ofactivitieswillalsobeaccom- financial statementswillbeintheorder ofEUR200million. crisis context.From 2009,theimpactofsavingsplanon to adaptitsorganizationandcommercial product rangeina 15% inthree years.Itreflects theefforts madebytheGroup The ambitionoftheDexiaGroup istoreduce itscostbaseby Reduction ofcostsandadaptationjobs control” sectiondeals withtheStatutoryAuditor’s tasksand nal audit,professional ethicsandcompliance.The“external trol” partofthissection containsinformationrelating tointer- exercised overand within theDexiaGroup.con- The“internal capital andshares. Thefourthsectionsummarizesthecontrol tions withitsshareholders andsummarizesthefeatures ofDexia the shareholders andtheDexiashare. ItdescribesDexia’s rela- the centralfunctionsofDexiaSA.Thethird sectiondiscusses the competencesofgeneralmanagementatGroup level,and provided intheirentirety. Thispartof theCharteralsodescribes the Board ofDirectors andoftheManagement Board are also of Directors andtheManagementBoard.rulesof Theinternal entities, whichconsistoftheshareholders’ meeting,theBoard responsibilities andoperatingmodesofthedecision-making thecomposition, includes allnecessaryinformationconcerning section describesDexia’s structure, corporategovernance and the Group’s historysinceitwasestablishedin1996.Thesecond tional chartfortheDexiaGroup. Italsoprovides abriefreview of sections. Thefirstsectiondealswiththestructure andorganiza- Directors wantedtobecompleteandtransparent, containsfive aspects ofthecompany. Thisdocument,whichtheBoard of “Charter”) givesadetailedoverviewoftheprincipalgovernance CharterofDexiaSA(hereafter The CorporateGovernance the evenmore.governance rules inorder tostrengthenof DexiaSAamendeditsinternal its At itsmeetingonNovember13,2008,theBoard of Directors Directors andtheManagementBoard. committee andarevisionrulesoftheBoard oftheinternal of charter,of acorporategovernance rulesfortheaudit internal The workofthiscommitteeresulted notablyinthedevelopment at Dexia. andonanyadaptationsfortheexistingsituation governance issuestreated ous governance bytheBelgianCodeofcorporate ducting astudyandformulatingrecommendations on thevari- the Board (composedofdirectors ofDexiaSA),inchargecon- Dexia SAcreatedcommitteewithin a“corporategovernance” At itsmeetingonFebruary3,2005,theBoard ofDirectors of nies. Dexiaintendstorespect thesenineprinciples. contains ninemandatoryprinciplesforpubliclytradedcompa- January 1,2005.TheBelgianCodeofcorporategovernance prises inBelgiumandEuronext Brusselsbecameeffective on Finance andInsuranceCommission,theFederationofEnter- the recommendations madeonthisissuebytheBanking, whichreplacesThe BelgianCodeofcorporategovernance, of DexiaSA Charter Governance Introduction: TheCorporate Corporate governance ny’s website( ter hasbeenavailablesinceDecember31,2005onthecompa- theChar-Pursuant totheBelgianCodeofcorporategovernance, inthischapteroftheannualreportgovernance, ofDexiaSA. restated, asrecommended bytheBelgianCodeofcorporate Charterare Several elementsoftheCorporateGovernance the ManagementBoard. pensation policyfordirectors ofthecompanyandmembers mission. ThefinalsectionoftheCharterdescribesDexia’s com- Group signedwiththeBanking,FinanceandInsuranceCom- the protocolprudentialmanagementofDexia concerning Holding Communal,Caissedesdépôts etconsignations,Ethias no individualshareholder, withtheexceptionofArco Group, At thatsamedate,andtotheknowledge ofthecompany, held 2.06%ofthecompany’s capital. 0.02% ofownshares. Membersofstaff oftheDexiaGroup As ofDecember31,2008,DexiaSAdirectly orindirectly held Dexia SA(asofDecember31,2008): The followingtableshowstheprincipalshareholders of Shareholder relation SHAREHOLDER BASE alo ein 2.01% 0.86% 2.97% 5.04% 2.87% 5.73% Brussels-Capital Region 13.92% Walloon Region Vlaamse Toekomstfonds Flemish Regionthrough 14.34% 5.73% CNP Assurances Ethias Group de participationl’État through Sociétédeprise French government participations etd’investissement 17.61% through Sociétéfédéralede Belgian federalgovernment Arco Group Holding Communal Caisse desdépôtsetconsignations Name ofshareholder www.dexia.com ) andisupdatedonaregular basis. December 31,2008 existing shares Dexia Percentage of Dexia SA’s held asof Annual report 2008 13
COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT 14 Corporate governance Dexia Annual report 2008 and generalpolicyoftheDexiaGroup. the latterretaining itsautonomyinestablishingthe strategy ing oftheshareholders’ meetingandoftheBoard ofDirectors, ance inforce withinDexiaSA,includingtherole andfunction- This agreement doesnotunderminetheprinciplesof govern- this annualreport onpage98). offers (seesection6.5.oftheGeneralInformationchapter in Article 74,§7ofthelawApril1,2007onpublictender Dexia SAwasinformedofthisagreement inaccordance with resolutions tobepassedwithregard tothecompany. sions whilsteachretained therighttodecidefreely onthe ances) ofanagreement toconsulteachotheroncertain occa- Caisse desdépôtsetconsignations,EthiasandCNPAssur- sion bysomeofitsshareholders (Arcofin, HoldingCommunal, company asofDecember31,2008. In addition,thedirectors ofDexiaSAheld58,808shares inthe of thecapitalDexiaSA. fédérale departicipationsetd’investissementheld3%ormore Group, Sociétédepriseparticipationl’Étatand website shareholders canbe madebytelephone,e-mailorthrough the cifically forthem.Registration the European ClubofDexia the Group through publicationsanddocumentsdesignedspe- mation toshareholders whowanttofollowtheevolutionsin The clubisacenterforthedistributionoffinancialinfor- 15,000 members,primarilyBelgianandFrench shareholders. The European clubforindividualshareholders todayhasnearly European clubforindividual shareholders The cated pagesonthewebsite,whichare updatedinreal time. ual shareholders, whoalsobenefitfrom acallcenteranddedi- shareholders andtheEuropean advisory committeeofindivid- shareholders. ItisbasedontheEuropean clubforindividual interactive systemforproviding informationtoindividual Over theyears,Dexiahasdevelopedarigorous, regular and Relations withindividualshareholders transparency inrelations withshareholders. ority fortheGroup, whichwantstostrengthen dialogueand vidual andinstitutionalshareholders. Theserelations are apri- Dexia isattentivetothequalityofitsrelations withboth indi- August30,2007,DexiaSAwasinformedoftheconclu- On EAIN IHSHAREHOLDERS RELATIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AMONG RELATIONS www.dexia.com. meeting byashareholder is20%. holding forthesubmissionofproposals duringashareholders’ As requested bythe BelgianCompanyCode,thelevelofshare- debates andresolutions atthemeetings. allowing shareholders whocannotattendtofollowthe Shareholders’ meetingsare broadcast liveontheinternet, from theinternet. able inEnglish,French andDutchthatcanalsobedownloaded toll-free number;inaninvitationtoattendthemeetingavail- France andLuxembourg;withinformationprovided bythe published inthenationalinvestmentpress mediainBelgium, legal announcementbulletin,the in officialnoticespublishedthe holders’ meetingbenefitsfrom aspecialinformationsystem: A keymomentinthelifeofcompany, theordinary share- SAshareholders’ meeting Dexia site ( financial reports andonehalf-yearfinancialreport onitsweb- French, EnglishandDutch.Dexiaalsopublishestwo quaterly The the website. and toshareholders whorequest it.Theyare alsoavailableon The of DexiaSA. ties, itsresults anddecisionstakenatshareholders’ meetings holders uptodateondevelopmentsintheGroup, its activi- Dutch twiceayear. Thispublicationkeepsindividualshare- Dexia publishesa Information media ings organizedinAalst,Bruges,LiègeandNamur. Individual Belgianshareholders were alsoinformed,withmeet- with itsshareholders. and givesDexiatheopportunitytoengageindirect dialogue held inParis,attractsthousandsofvisitorsovera2-dayperiod This importantexposition,whichisdesignedforsaversand Every year, Dexiaisalsopresent attheActionariaconvention. seilles, Lyons, Bordeaux andLille. Indeed in2008,Dexiametnumerous shareholders inMar- and theCercle deliaisondesinformateursfinanciersin France. ized bytheFédérationfrançaisedesclubsd’investissement Dexia alsoparticipateswithothercompaniesinmeetingsorgan- and organizedinpartnershipwithamajorinvestmentjournal. in SeptemberontheoccasionofameetingheldStrasbourg holders intheregions were notforgottenasDexiametthem May 15attheMaisondelaChimieinParis.TheFrench share- In 2008,managementchaired ameetingofshareholders on nesses, theGroup’s strategy, itsresults andfinancialoutlook. Dexia regularly meetswithitsshareholders todiscussthebusi- Meetings withindividualshareholders Letter totheshareholders www.dexia.com Dexia AnnualReport Letter totheshareholders ). isavailableinthree languages: issuesare senttoclubmembers BALO Belgian Gazette , inFrance;notices inFrench and andinthe same timetable(onlyfrom afixedtelephoneline). This serviceisavailableat0080033 942andfollowsthe in BelgiumandLuxembourg. of abilingual(French-Dutch) toll-free number forshareholders withthesetting-up In 2007,theservicewasinternationalized meeting ofDexiaSA. and methodoftaxation,VVPRstripstheshareholders’ share price,thetaxstatusofDexiashares, dividendamounts holders regularly makeuseofitforquestionsrelating tothe through Friday, from 9amuntil7pm at 0800355000.Share- The serviceisavailableinFrancefree ofcharge,Monday Telephone informationserviceforshareholders previous year. meeting andreported ontheworkofBoard duringthe Finally, oneoftheBoard’s membersspoketotheshareholders’ which waspublishedin2008. the website 94,074visitorsinamonth,up14.4%compared to2007 With site( The internet on thereshaping ofthe Group’s annualfinancialstatements.TheBoard alsoworked In 2008,theAdvisoryBoard metonMarch 17todealwiththe regard toindividualshareholders. Its role istoadvisetheGroup initscommunicationpolicywith Luxembourg, reflect theGroup’s European identity. Belgian shareholders, fiveFrench shareholders andthree from sory Board ofDexiaFrance,formedin1997.Itsmembers, four Individual Shareholders tookoverfrom theShareholders’ Advi- Created inJune2001,Dexia’s European AdvisoryBoard of Shareholders European AdvisoryBoard ofIndividual The and French. sulted forthemostpartbyEuropean surfers,mainly Belgian In English,French andDutch,thetrilingualDexiasite iscon- information letterstoshareholders. as annualandquarterlyreports, aswellpress releases and The siteprovides accesstotheGroup’s mainpublicationssuch compared to2007. almost 97,100visits,i.e.a12.7%increase invisitfrequency In 2008,itshomepage“You are ashareholder” received funds andethicalfunds,theDexiashare price. news, alistwithpricesandvaluesofalltheGroup’s investment all informationonthelifeofGroup, itsactivities,latest tors. Thesiteispracticalinstructure, givingquickaccessto vidual shareholders,aswellinstitutionalinves- journalists major forumforinformationabouttheDexiaGroup forindi- www.dexia.com www.dexia.com Shareholders’ Guide confirmedin2008thatitisa ) , anewversionof tries and25cities. tor Relationsteam,metseveralhundred investorsin16 coun- In 2008,theManagementofGroup, assistedbythe Inves- bers oftheManagementBoard orDexia’s management. tions abouttheGroup’s results orstrategydirectly tothemem- with themajorinstitutionalinvestors,whocanthenaskques- information meetingsare organizedthroughout theworld After eachpresentation ofresults orinothercircumstances, Contact withinstitutionalshareholders tions and36press releases. financial report, 1generalpresentation, 14adhocpresenta- ing 3 which resulted inthepreparation of57publications,includ- In 2008,there wasawealthoffinancialnewsfrom Dexia, investor”. Itcanalsobeobtainedbye-mail. tion onthewebsite Group news.Allthisinformationisavailableasfrom publica- tions andpress releases onthebusiness,financialresults and quarterly financialreports, annualreports, themepresenta- During theyear, Dexiaregularly publishesinformationthrough Regular informationchannels responsible forrelations withinvestorsandanalysts. a teambasedpartlyinBrusselsandParisisspecifically of thecapital,are extremely importanttoDexia.Forthispurpose, Relations withinstitutionalshareholders, whoholdabout16% Relations withinstitutionalshareholders in thecircular. on thewebsitereserved forthefinancialinformationstipulated several conditions,particularlythecreation ofadistinctsection In makingthischoice,DexiaSAmadeacommitmenttomeet stipulated bythedecree andthecircular. siteto meet itsobligationstopublishtheinformation internet with thisregulation, DexiaSAhasdecidedsince2003touseits published acircular explainingthisRoyalDecree. Inaccordance ber 2007,theBanking,FinanceandInsuranceCommission their obligationstoholdersoffinancialinstruments.InDecem- with regard totheinformationbeprovided tothepublicand Belgian regulated marketstipulatestheobligationsofissuers tions ofissuersfinancialinstrumentslistedfortradingona A RoyalDecreetheobliga- ofNovember14,2007concerning IAC N NUAC COMMISSION INSURANCE AND FINANCE THEBANKING, FROM FMI/2007-02 CIRCULAR financial reports, 2quarterlyfinancialreports, 1half-year www.dexia.com onthepage“You are an Dexia Corporate governance Annual report 2008 15
COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT 16 Corporate governance Holds 700shares 2008 Director since Belgian 68 yearsold director Independent DEHAENE JEAN-LUC AESPECIALIST NAME Dexia Annual report 2008 Charter ofDexiaSA. institutional investorsisalsofoundintheCorporateGovernance website. Thissamepolicyoftransparency forshareholders and found undertheheading“Legalinformation”onDexia from theBanking,FinanceandInsuranceCommissioncanbe investors. Theinformationrequired byCircular FMI/2007-02 to ensure transparency foritsshareholders andinstitutional datory financialinformationisonecomponentofDexia’s policy Maximum useofthewebsiteforcommunicationman- specific andperiodicinformation. and respect foritslegalandregulatory obligationstoprovide compliance withtheprincipleofequalityamongshareholders trading inBelgium,FranceandLuxembourg,Dexiaensures As acompanyunderBelgianlaw, whoseshares are listedfor OPINEWT URN LEGISLATIONS CURRENT COMPLIANCE WITH Strategy Committee Chairman ofthe Committee, Compensation Appointment and Chairman ofthe COMMITTEES 2008-2013 MANDATE OF CURRENT AND END BEGINNING Dexia SA Board ofDirectors, Chairman ofthe FUNCTION PRIMARY s s s Dexia Group: Companies belongingtothe s s s s s Director: European Convention ofthe Vice-Chairman Europe Directors oftheCollege of Chairman oftheBoard of parliamentary functions. different and governmental Politician whoexercises FUNCTIONS OTHER MANDATES AND Luxembourg à Banque Internationale $IRECTOR OF $EXIA Belgium of Directors ofDexiaBank 6ICE #HAIRMAN OF THE "OARD Local Directors ofDexiaCrédit #HAIRMAN OF THE "OARD OF .OVOVIL 4ROMBOGENICS 5MICORE ,OTUS "AKERIES )NBEV sents atleastonethird oftheBoard. members asithasFrench membersandeachnationality repre- nature ofDexiaSA.Indeed,theBoard hasasmanyBelgian Its compositionalsorespects theFrench andBelgianstatutory posed ofseventeenmembers. As ofDecember31,2008,theBoard ofDirectors wascom- is composedofbetweensixteenandtwentydirectors. The articlesofassociationDexiaSAstipulatethattheBoard (as ofDecember31,2008) Members oftheBoard ofDirectors Dexia Group Management ofthe status assuchinactsandpublicationsofprofit-makingcompanies. as membersorformerofLegislativeAssembliestomentiontheir 1931)forbidsministers,formerministersandStateMinisters,aswell 14, (1) Article2oftheLawAugust6,1931( THE BOARDOFDIRECTORSDEXIASA European level. functionsatfederaland governmental occupying severalparliamentaryand He startedhispoliticalcareer in1967, (ACW). ment oftheChristianWorkers’ Union 1965 memberoftheResearch Depart- van KatholiekeScouts)andbecamein Scouting Federation(VlaamsVerbond Association Secretary totheFlanders’ He startedhisprofessional activitiesas Namur andtheK.U.Leuven. Doctor ofLawfrom theUniversityof BIOGRAPHY (1) Belgian Gazette ofAugust shares Holds 300Dexia 1999 Director since French 62 yearsold director Independent GILLES BENOIST share Holds noDexia 2008 Director since French 52 yearsold MARIANI PIERRE AESPECIALIST NAME Committee and Conformity Control, Risks the Internal Chairman of Committee, Accounts the Chairman of Strategy Committee Member ofthe COMMITTEES 2006-2010 2008-2013 MANDATE OF CURRENT AND END BEGINNING N Assurances CNP Managing Director, of DexiaSA Management Board Chairman ofthe Officer Chief Executive FUNCTION PRIMARY Company SA Suez Environnement strategy commiteeof Director andmemberofthe anonymes d’assurance française dessociétés Chairman oftheFédération des Dépôts Board oftheGroup Caisse Member oftheManagement s s s Director: Dexia Group: Companies belongingtothe FUNCTIONS OTHER MANDATES AND à Luxembourg $EXIA "ANQUE )NTERNATIONALE $EXIA #RÏDIT ,OCAL $EXIA "ANK "ELGIUM Retail ServicesofBNPParibas. activities andfortheInternational jointly responsible forRetailBanking Deputy ManagingDirector in2008 BNP ParibasGroup. Hewasappointed RetailBankingofthe International 2003, headofFinancialServicesand RetailBankingand,fromInternational 1999, hewasappointedheadof Management Board in1997.In which hebecameChairmanofthe the commercial arm ofBNP, of pour l’expansionindustrielle(Banexi), the ManagementBoard ofBanque Managing Director andmemberof Group. In1996, hewasappointed estate companyintheFimalac immobiliers etdegestion,areal Société françaised’investissements appointed ManagingDirector ofthe of communication.In1995hewas spokesman,andhead government the CabinetofBudgetMinister, 1993 hewasappointedDirector of Ministry ofEconomyandFinance.In occupied variousfunctionsinthe (ENA). Between1982and1992he the Écolenationaled’administration the Hautesétudescommerciales and Graduate inlaw, formerstudentof 2007. waschangedonJuly10, governance when thecompany’s corporate he wasappointedManagingDirector of CNPAssurancesonJuly9,1998; Chairman oftheManagementBoard from 1993onwards, hebecame Caisse desdépôtsetconsignations member oftheExecutiveBoard of since 1987,General-Secretary and Secretary ofCréditlocaldeFrance the ManagementBoard andGeneral- havingbeenamemberof After (ENA). of theÉcolenationaled’administration d’études politiquesdeParis(IEP)and Law degree. Graduate oftheInstitut BIOGRAPHY Dexia Corporate governance Annual report 2008 17
COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT COMPTES SOCIAUX COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS MANAGEMENT REPORT 18 Corporate governance Dexia share Holds no 2007 Director since French 47 yearsold DE BEAUNE DE ROMANET AUGUSTIN share Holds noDexia 2008 Director since French 45 yearsold BRUNO BÉZARD AESPECIALIST NAME Dexia Annual report 2008 Strategy Committee Member ofthe Committee, Compensation Appointment and Member ofthe Strategy Committee Member ofthe Committee, and Conformity Control, Risks the Internal Member of COMMITTEES 2007-2011 2008-2013 MANDATE OF CURRENT AND END BEGINNING consignations des dépôtset of theCaisse Managing Director l’État (APE) participations de of theAgencedes Managing Director FUNCTION PRIMARY stratégique d’investissement of Directors ofthe Fonds Chairman oftheBoard immobilière Board oftheSociété nationale Chairman oftheSupervisory s s s s s Director: FUNCTIONS OTHER MANDATES AND 6EOLIA %NVIRONNEMENT )CADE #.0 !SSURANCES #$# %NTREPRISES !CCOR of CréditAgricoleSA. member oftheExecutiveCommittee Director ofFinance andStrategya before being appointed Deputy Presidency ofthe RepublicofFrance Deputy GeneralSecretary tothe Corporate. Hewasthenappointed Associate ManagerofOddoPinatton of theMinistryEmploymentand Budget Ministry, Director oftheOffice Brussels, Director oftheOffice France totheEuropean Communityin to thePermanentRepresentation of He wasinparticularFinancialAttaché École nationaled’administration(ENA). politiques deParis(IEP)andofthe Graduate oftheInstitutd’études Director sinceFebruary 2007. (APE), ofwhichhehasbeenManaging Agence desparticipationsdel’État and tookpartinthecreation ofthe French tookaholding, government involved withcompaniesinwhichthe Office. SinceJuly2002hehasbeen with theFrench Treasury andMinisterial posts andinternal various international General ofFinancesandoccupied d’administration (ENA).HeisInspector technique andtheÉcolenationale Graduate from theÉcolePoly- BIOGRAPHY Dexia shares Holds 250 2008 Director since French 58 yearsold director Independent KOPP CATHERINE Dexia shares Holds 15,285 1999 Director since French 56 yearsold director Independent KESSLER DENIS AESPECIALIST NAME Committee Compensation Appointment and Member ofthe COMMITTEES 2008- 2012 2006-2010 MANDATE OF CURRENT AND END BEGINNING Group of theAccor Human Resources Managing Director Director, SCORSE Managing Chairman and FUNCTION PRIMARY Schneider Electric Director of Investments SE Board ofSCORGlobal Chairman oftheSupervisory s s s s s s s Director: s s s s s s Chairman: FUNCTIONS OTHER MANDATES AND 3#/2 'LOBAL ,IFE 3% Company 3#/2 #ANADA 2EINSURANCE )NVESCO ,TD 53 d’investissement &ONDS