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ADDITIONAL<br />

INFORMATION<br />

CORPORATE OBJECT<br />

Article 3 of the Articles of Association reads as follows:<br />

“The <strong>com</strong>pany has the object, both in Belgium and in other<br />

countries, of:<br />

GENERAL DATA<br />

NAME<br />

The <strong>com</strong>pany is called “<strong>Dexia</strong>”.<br />

REGISTERED OFFICE<br />

The registered office of the <strong>com</strong>pany is in Belgium at Place Rogier<br />

11, 1210 Brussels (RPM Brussels VAT BE 0458.548.296).<br />

LEGAL FORM, INCORPORATION, DURATION<br />

The <strong>com</strong>pany is a limited <strong>com</strong>pany under Belgian law that<br />

makes a public appeal for investment. It was incorporated on<br />

July 15, 1996 for an indefinite period. The <strong>com</strong>pany has two<br />

permanent offices located in France and in Luxembourg.<br />

1. the acquisition, holding, management and sale, by whatever<br />

means, of all equity interests in <strong>com</strong>panies or any other<br />

legal entities, whatever their legal form, existing or to be created,<br />

which operate as credit institutions, insurance or reinsurance<br />

<strong>com</strong>panies or which carry on financial, industrial,<br />

<strong>com</strong>mercial or civil, administrative or technical activities, as<br />

well as all types of shares, bonds, public funds and any other<br />

financial instruments of whatever nature;<br />

2. the provision of assistance or administrative, <strong>com</strong>mercial<br />

and financial services and ac<strong>com</strong>plishment of all research on<br />

behalf of third parties and in particular on behalf of <strong>com</strong>panies<br />

and other legal entities, whatever their legal form, in<br />

which it holds a direct or indirect equity interest, as well as<br />

the provision of loans, advances, guarantees or securities, in<br />

whatever form;<br />

3. the conducting of all movable property, real property, financial,<br />

industrial, <strong>com</strong>mercial or civil transactions including the<br />

acquisition, management, leasing and sale of all movable<br />

and real property, related directly or indirectly to the realization<br />

of its corporate object or likely to contribute to such<br />

realization.”<br />

PLACES WHERE THE PUBLIC MAY CONSULT<br />

DOCUMENTS<br />

The Articles of Association of the <strong>com</strong>pany are available at the<br />

office of the Clerk to the Commercial Court of Brussels and at<br />

the <strong>com</strong>pany’s registered office.<br />

The annual <strong>report</strong>s as well as the annual financial statements<br />

and the consolidated financial statements are lodged with<br />

the National Bank of Belgium. These documents may also be<br />

obtained from the <strong>com</strong>pany’s registered office.<br />

Decisions in relation to appointments and resignations of<br />

members of the Board of Directors are published in the Appendix<br />

to the Belgian Gazette. Financial notices concerning the<br />

<strong>com</strong>pany are published on its website (www.dexia.<strong>com</strong>). The<br />

convocations to shareholders’ meetings are published on the<br />

website and in the financial newspapers, the daily press and<br />

periodicals.<br />

RAPPORT DE GESTION<br />

COMPTES CONSOLIDÉS<br />

COMPTES SOCIAUX<br />

INFORMATIONS<br />

COMPLÉMENTAIRES<br />

<strong>Dexia</strong> / <strong>Annual</strong> Report <strong>2006</strong> | 241

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