Proxy Report - 23/05/2018
Item 3:
We alerted shareholders on several occasions regarding the excessive amount of dividends, which appear to be motivated by BPCE’s attempt to extract profits in its capacity as major shareholder as opposed to actual capital levels at Natixis itself.
Item 5 and 7:
We have no concerns about the remuneration of the Chairman of the board, who receives his entire compensation directly from BPCE, and not from Natixis.
Items 6 and 8:
With slightly excessive quantum, a lack of transparency makes it difficult to assess the alignment between performance and remuneration for the CEO, Laurent Mignon.
Natixis is a player in the European banking industry. As the banking partner of large companies in France, Co. also plays an active role in serving financial institutions (banks, insurance companies, pension funds, etc.). Co.'s activities are divided into in three main business lines: Wholesale Banking, Investment Solutions (Asset Management, Private Banking, Insurance, and Private Equity) and Specialized Financial Services. Co. operates in four geographical regions: France; other EU countries; North America (Canada, USA); and other OECD countries. As of Dec. 31 2013 Co.'s total assets totaled Euro510,131,000,000.
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