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REXEL DDR 2017 VAREXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.1.2 Liquidity and capital resources (210/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (1/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (2/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (3/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (4/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (5/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - GENERAL INFORMATION (6/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - INDEX (7/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1 OVERVIEW OF THE REXEL GROUP (8/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (9/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - MESSAGE FROM PATRICK BERARD (10/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (11/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - GROUP KEY FIGURES (12/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (13/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - GLOBAL FOOTPRINT (14/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (15/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.1 KEY CONSOLIDATED FIGURES (16/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (17/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.2 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT - 1.2.1 Corporate name - 1.2.2 Place and number of registration - 1.2.3 Date and term of incorporation - 1.2.4 Registered office, legal form, and applicable law - 1.2.5 History of the Rexel Group (18/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.3 RECENT ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS - 1.4 BUSINESS AND STRATEGY (19/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.4.1 Rexel Group’s Markets (20/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (21/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.4.2 The Rexel Group’s businesses and competitive advantages (22/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (23/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (24/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (25/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (26/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.4.3 The Rexel Group’s strategy (27/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (28/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.4.4 Research and development, patents and licenses (29/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.5 ORGANIZATION - 1.5.1 Organizational chart - 1.5.2 Principal subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 (30/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (31/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (32/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.6 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - 1.7 INVESTMENTS - 1.7.1 Investments completed (33/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.7.2 Principal investments underway - 1.7.3 Principal investments contemplated - 1.8 REGULATIONS - 1.8.1 Product liability - 1.8.2 Environmental regulations (34/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (35/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2 RISK FACTORSAND INTERNAL CONTROL (36/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (37/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.1 RISK FACTORS - 2.1.1 Risks relating to the industry (38/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (39/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (40/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (41/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.1.2 Legal and regulatory risks (42/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (43/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.1.3 Risks relating to the Rexel Group’s financing (44/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (45/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.1.4 Market risks (46/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (47/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.2 INSURANCE (48/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3 INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES - 2.3.1 Control environment (49/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3.2 Risk management system (50/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3.3 Control activities (51/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3.4 Internal communication of relevant and reliable information - 2.3.5 Steering and monitoring of the internal control system (52/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3.6 Internal control procedures relating to the preparation and treatment of accounting and financial information (53/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (54/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (55/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (56/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (57/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.1 ADMINISTRATION BODIES AND MANAGEMENT - 3.1.1 Board of Directors (58/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (59/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (60/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (61/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (62/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (63/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (64/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (65/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (66/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (67/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (68/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (69/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (70/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (71/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (72/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (73/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (74/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (75/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (76/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (77/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (78/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (79/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (80/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.1.2 Committees of the Board of Directors (81/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (82/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (83/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (84/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (85/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (86/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.1.3 Executive Management - 3.1.4 Executive Committee - 3.1.5 Statements concerning the Board of Directors (87/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.1.6 Conflicts of interest - 3.1.7 Service agreements between Directors and Rexel or one of its subsidiaries - 3.2 COMPENSATION OF CORPORATE OFFICERS - 3.2.1 Compensation of Non-Executive Corporate Officers (Directors) (88/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.2.2 Compensation policy applicable to Corporate Officers for the 2018 financial year submitted to the approval of the shareholders (Article L.225-37-2 of the French Commercial Code (89/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (90/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (91/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (92/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (93/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (94/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (95/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (96/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (97/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (98/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.2.3 Individual compensation of the corporate officers for the financial year 2017 (99/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 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3.3.3 Special reports of the Statutory Auditors in relation to the related party agreements (122/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (123/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (124/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.4 INSIDER TRADING POLICY - 3.5 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFEP-MEDEF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE FOR LISTED COMPANIES – PARAGRAPH 27.1 (125/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.6 DEEDS OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS - 3.6.1 Corporate purpose (article 3 of the by-laws) - 3.6.2 Management and administration bodies (articles 14 to 23 of the by-laws) (126/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (127/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (128/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (129/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (130/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.6.3 Rights and obligations attached to the shares (articles 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 of the by-laws) (131/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.6.4 Changes to Shareholders’ rights - 3.6.5 Shareholders’ meetings (articles 25 to 33 of the by-laws) (132/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (133/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (134/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.6.6 Provisions likely to have an impact on the control of Rexel - 3.6.7 Identification of shareholders and ownership threshold disclosures (articles 10 and 11 of the by-laws) - 3.6.8 Special provisions governing changes to share capital (article 7 of the by-laws) - 3.7 SHAREHOLDERS - 3.7.1 Principal shareholders (135/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.7.2 Share capital and voting rights (136/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (137/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (138/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (139/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (140/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (141/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (142/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (143/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (144/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (145/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.7.3 Shareholders’ voting rights - 3.7.4 Control structure - 3.7.5 Agreements potentially leading to a change of control (146/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.8 SHARE CAPITAL - 3.8.1 Subscribed share capital and authorized but unissued share capital (147/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (148/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (149/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.8.2 Securities not representative of share capital - 3.8.3 Treasury shares and purchase by Rexel of its own shares (150/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 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4.3.1 Workforce (166/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (167/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.3.2 Employment and integration (168/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.3.3 Attractiveness of the Company for employees (169/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (170/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (171/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.3.4 Training and skills management (172/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (173/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.3.5 Employee engagement (174/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.3.6 The Rexel Group’s commitment to ethics - 4.3.7 Note on methodology (175/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION - 4.4.1 The Rexel Group’s environmental policy (176/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (177/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (178/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.4.2 Risk management and regulatory compliance (179/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (180/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.4.3 Environmental aspects of the Rexel Group activities (181/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (182/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (183/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (184/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (185/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (186/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (187/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.4.4 Energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions range - 4.4.5 Note on methodology and summary table (188/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (189/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (190/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (191/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 4.5 INDEPENDENT VERIFIER’S REPORT (192/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (193/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (194/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (195/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5 FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING INFORMATION (196/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (197/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (198/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (199/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.1 ACTIVITY REPORT - 5.1.1 Operating and financial review and prospects (200/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (201/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (202/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (203/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (204/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (205/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (206/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (207/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (208/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (209/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.1.2 Liquidity and capital resources (210/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (211/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (212/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.1.3 Outlook (213/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.1.4 Dividend policy - 5.1.5 Significant changes in the issuer’s financial or commercial position - 5.1.6 Information on payment terms granted to suppliers and customers of Rexel (end of the 2017 financial year) (214/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (215/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.2 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 5.2.1 Consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017 (216/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (217/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (218/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (219/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (220/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (221/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (222/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (223/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (224/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (225/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (226/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (227/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (228/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (229/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (230/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (231/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (232/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (233/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (234/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (235/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 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(271/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (272/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.2.2 Report of the Statutory Auditors’ Report on the consolidated financial statementsfor the financial year ended December 31, 2017 (273/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (274/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (275/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (276/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (277/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.3 COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 5.3.1 Company financial statements as at December 31, 2017 (278/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (279/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (280/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (281/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (282/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (283/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (284/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (285/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (286/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (287/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (288/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (289/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (290/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (291/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (292/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (293/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (294/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (295/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (296/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.3.2 Report of the Statutory Auditors on the company financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2017 (297/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 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(345/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (346/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (347/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 8.2 CORRELATION TABLE WITH THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT (348/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 8.3 CORRELATION TABLE WITH MANAGEMENT REPORT (INCLUDING THE REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE) (349/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 8.4 CORRELATION TABLE WITH THE INFORMATION ON CORPORATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (350/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (351/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 8.5 CORRELATION TABLE WITH ALL TEN PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT (352/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 8.6 CORRELATION TABLE WITH THE PILLARS OF REXEL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (353/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (354/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (355/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (356/356) FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING INFORMATION 5.1.2 Liquidity and capital resources 5.1.2.1 Cash flow YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, (in millions of euros) 2017 2016 Change Operating cash flow 612.9 563.8 49.1 Interest (101.9) (118.8) 16.9 Taxes (102.5) (54.6) (47.9) Change in working capital requirements (118.4) (26.1) (92.3) Net cash flow from operating activities 290.2 364.3 (74.1) Net cash flow from investing activities (134.6) (190.2) 55.7 o.w. Operating capital expenditures (1) (110.3) (98.6) (11.6) Net cash flow from financing activities (261.3) (339.3) 78.0 Net cash flow (105.7) (165.1) 59.5 Operating cash flow 612.9 563.8 49.1 Change in working capital requirements (118.4) (26.1) (92.3) Operating capital expenditures (1) (110.3) (98.6) (11.7) Free cash flow before interest and taxes 384.3 439.1 (54.8) Interest (101.9) (118.8) 16.9 Taxes (102.5) (54.6) (47.9) Free cash flow after interest and taxes 180.0 265.6 (85.6) DECEMBER 31, 2017 2016 WCR as a % of sales(2)at: 10.8% 10.3% (1)Net of disposals. (2) Working capital requirements, end of period, divided by last 12-month sales. Cash flow from operating activities refinancing transactions and to reduction in the Rexel’s net cash flow from operating activities was average net debt to a lesser extent. an inflow of €290.2 million in 2017 as compared to Income tax paid increased from €54.6 million in 2016 €364.3 million in 2016. to €102.5 million in 2017 reflecting a base effect in 2016 where income tax paid was favorably impacted Operating cash flow by tax refunds in France and in the US. Operating cash flow before interest, income tax and changes in working capital requirements Change in working capital requirements increased to €612.9 million in 2017 as compared to In 2017, change in working capital requirements €563.8 million in 2016. This was mainly driven by the accounted for an outflow of €118.4 mi l l ion as increase in EBITDA from €636.7 mil lion in 2016 to compared to a €26.1 million outflow in 2016. Increase €694.1 million in 2017. in working capital requirements was driven by the higher level of inventories together with lower trade Interest and taxes payables which contributed for €80.0 mil lion and In 2017, net interest paid decreased from €118.8 million €41.2 million respectively to the cash outflow. Days in 2016 to €101.9 mil lion in 2017 primarily due to of inventories increased by c. 2 days as a result of the lower effective interest rate following 2016 and 2017 enlargement of products offering to sustain sales REXEL 2017 – REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 208