Universal Registration Document 2022

4.2.2.9 Activity of the Board of Directors in 2022

	2022	2021
Number of meetings	Number of meetings 2022 22	Number of meetings 2021 14*
Average attendance rate	Average attendance rate 2022 95.4%	Average attendance rate 2021 95.2%
Average duration of the meetings	Average duration of the meetings 2022 2 hours and 24 minutes	Average duration of the meetings 2021 2 hours and 56 minutes

* In addition to this number of meetings, a one-day strategy seminar was held, as well as two workshops, one dedicated to the climate and the other to the challenges and prospects of the capacity obligation mechanism.

The table below presents individual attendance rates during the 2022 fiscal year by members of the Committee whose terms of office are ongoing on 31 December 2022:

Individual attendance rate of Directors in 2022	Board of Directors	Audit Committee	Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Strategy Committee	Corporate Responsibility Committee	Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Luc Rémont ⁽¹⁾	Luc Rémont ⁽¹⁾Board of Directors 100%	Luc Rémont ⁽¹⁾Audit Committee	Luc Rémont ⁽¹⁾Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Luc Rémont ⁽¹⁾Strategy Committee	Luc Rémont ⁽¹⁾Corporate Responsibility Committee	Luc Rémont ⁽¹⁾Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Claire Bordenave	Claire Bordenave Board of Directors 95%	Claire Bordenave Audit Committee	Claire Bordenave Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Claire Bordenave Strategy Committee	Claire Bordenave Corporate Responsibility Committee 100%	Claire Bordenave Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Nathalie Collin	Nathalie Collin Board of Directors 100%	Nathalie Collin Audit Committee 100%	Nathalie Collin Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Nathalie Collin Strategy Committee	Nathalie Collin Corporate Responsibility Committee	Nathalie Collin Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Bruno Crémel	Bruno Crémel Board of Directors 95%	Bruno Crémel Audit Committee 83%	Bruno Crémel Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Bruno Crémel Strategy Committee	Bruno Crémel Corporate Responsibility Committee	Bruno Crémel Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Gilles Denoyel	Gilles Denoyel Board of Directors 95%	Gilles Denoyel Audit Committee	Gilles Denoyel Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee 100%	Gilles Denoyel Strategy Committee	Gilles Denoyel Corporate Responsibility Committee	Gilles Denoyel Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Anne-Marie Descôtes ⁽²⁾	Anne-Marie Descôtes ⁽²⁾Board of Directors 100%	Anne-Marie Descôtes ⁽²⁾Audit Committee	Anne-Marie Descôtes ⁽²⁾Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Anne-Marie Descôtes ⁽²⁾Strategy Committee	Anne-Marie Descôtes ⁽²⁾Corporate Responsibility Committee	Anne-Marie Descôtes ⁽²⁾Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Delphine Gény-Stephann ⁽³⁾	Delphine Gény-Stephann ⁽³⁾Board of Directors 100%	Delphine Gény-Stephann ⁽³⁾Audit Committee	Delphine Gény-Stephann ⁽³⁾Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Delphine Gény-Stephann ⁽³⁾Strategy Committee	Delphine Gény-Stephann ⁽³⁾Corporate Responsibility Committee 100%	Delphine Gény-Stephann ⁽³⁾Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Karine Granger	Karine Granger Board of Directors 100%	Karine Granger Audit Committee	Karine Granger Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee 100%	Karine Granger Strategy Committee 100%	Karine Granger Corporate Responsibility Committee	Karine Granger Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee 80%
Marie-Christine Lepetit	Marie-Christine Lepetit Board of Directors 95%	Marie-Christine Lepetit Audit Committee 100%	Marie-Christine Lepetit Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee 100%	Marie-Christine Lepetit Strategy Committee	Marie-Christine Lepetit Corporate Responsibility Committee	Marie-Christine Lepetit Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Colette Lewiner	Colette Lewiner Board of Directors 86%	Colette Lewiner Audit Committee	Colette Lewiner Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee 67%	Colette Lewiner Strategy Committee	Colette Lewiner Corporate Responsibility Committee	Colette Lewiner Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee 100%
Sandrine Lhenry	Sandrine Lhenry Board of Directors 91%	Sandrine Lhenry Audit Committee 100%	Sandrine Lhenry Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Sandrine Lhenry Strategy Committee 100%	Sandrine Lhenry Corporate Responsibility Committee 100%	Sandrine Lhenry Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Claire Pedini	Claire Pedini Board of Directors 86%	Claire Pedini Audit Committee	Claire Pedini Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Claire Pedini Strategy Committee	Claire Pedini Corporate Responsibility Committee 100%	Claire Pedini Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee 100%
Philippe Petitcolin	Philippe Petitcolin Board of Directors 100%	Philippe Petitcolin Audit Committee 100%	Philippe Petitcolin Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Philippe Petitcolin Strategy Committee 100%	Philippe Petitcolin Corporate Responsibility Committee	Philippe Petitcolin Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Jean-Paul Rignac	Jean-Paul Rignac Board of Directors 100%	Jean-Paul Rignac Audit Committee 100%	Jean-Paul Rignac Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Jean-Paul Rignac Strategy Committee	Jean-Paul Rignac Corporate Responsibility Committee	Jean-Paul Rignac Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Vincent Rodet	Vincent Rodet Board of Directors 100%	Vincent Rodet Audit Committee 100%	Vincent Rodet Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee 100%	Vincent Rodet Strategy Committee 50%	Vincent Rodet Corporate Responsibility Committee 80%	Vincent Rodet Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Michèle Rousseau	Michèle Rousseau Board of Directors 95%	Michèle Rousseau Audit Committee	Michèle Rousseau Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee 100%	Michèle Rousseau Strategy Committee	Michèle Rousseau Corporate Responsibility Committee 100%	Michèle Rousseau Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Christian Taxil	Christian Taxil Board of Directors 91%	Christian Taxil Audit Committee 100%	Christian Taxil Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Christian Taxil Strategy Committee 50%	Christian Taxil Corporate Responsibility Committee	Christian Taxil Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee
Alexis Zajdenweber ⁽⁴⁾	Alexis Zajdenweber ⁽⁴⁾Board of Directors 100%	Alexis Zajdenweber ⁽⁴⁾Audit Committee	Alexis Zajdenweber ⁽⁴⁾Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee	Alexis Zajdenweber ⁽⁴⁾Strategy Committee	Alexis Zajdenweber ⁽⁴⁾Corporate Responsibility Committee	Alexis Zajdenweber ⁽⁴⁾Appointments, Remuneration & Governance Committee 50%

(1) Director whose term of office expired on 18 November 2022.

(2) Director whose term of office expired on 28 November 2022.

(3) Director whose term of office expired on 12 May 2022.

(4) Director whose term of office expired on 23 September 2022.

Activity in 2022

The Board held a total of 22 meetings, including 14 extraordinary meetings during fiscal year 2022.

In addition to numerous matters related to the Company’s ordinary business, the Board of Directors reviewed and/or authorised the following:

the progress of the Hinkley Point C and Flamanville 3 projects, the excell plan, the Nuward project and the Sizewell C project, for which the Board authorised the submission of binding bids to the UK Government and the signing of the agreements related to the Government investment decision;
EDF’s project to acquire General Electric’s “nuclear steam power” business ⁽¹⁾;
the progress of the investment programme for the existing nuclear fleet in France and the EPR2 construction programme in France (see section 1.4.1.1.2.3 “The issues relatig to the nuclear activity”);
the Group’s financial situation, trajectory and prospects;
EDF Energy’s performance and prospects;
the sale by EDF Trading Holdings of EDF Energy Services;
the Company’s capital increase maintaining the preferential subscription right and the capital increase reserved for members of the EDF group savings plan and international group savings plan;
the situation of the Cordemais power plant and the Group’s strategy in terms of decarbonised thermal power;
EDF’s contribution to the French Energy and Climate Strategy;
the Group’s response to the Elektrarna Dukovany II tender in the Czech Republic (see section 1.4.1.1.3.2 “Other “New Nuclear” projects”);
the approval of the report on internal control included in the three-year report on securing the financing of nuclear expenses, the updating of the reference memorandum on the policy for setting up, managing and controlling the financial risks of EDF’s dedicated assets (see section 4.2.3.2 “Nuclear Commitments Monitoring Committee”) and the renewal of the terms of office of the members of the Nuclear Commitments Financial Expertise Committee (CEFEN);
EDF’s policy on professional and salary equality;
the 2023-2028 terms of appointment of EDF’s Statutory Auditors, upon the recommendation made by the Audit Committee in view of the General Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 31 December 2022;
the contract for the supply of liquid biomass to be entered into by EDF PEI as part of the project to convert the Port Est power plant in Reunion Island;
the French State’s planned simplified takeover bid for all of the Company’s shares (see below);
the determination of the 2022 remuneration of the Chairman and CEO and the Directors and the remuneration policy to be submitted to the General Meeting of 12 May 2022;
the yearly evaluation of director independence and;
the proposal to the President of the French Republic for the appointment of the Chairman and CEO of EDF.

(1) See press release of 4 November 2022 “GE and EDF sign a binding agreement related to EDF’s acquisition of GE Steam Power’s nuclear activities”.

Universal Registration Document 2022

Introduction

4.2.2.9 Activity of the Board of Directors in 2022

Activity in 2022