1. ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors is a collegial body that determines the strategic direction of the Company and supervises the implementation of this vision. With the exception of the powers and authority expressly reserved for shareholders and within the limits of the Company’s legal purpose, the Board may address any issue related to the Company’s operation and make any decision concerning the matters falling within its purview. Within this framework, the Board’s duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: – appointing the executive andnon-executive directors(2) and supervising the handling of their responsibilities; – striving to promote creation of long-term value by the Company by taking into account the social and environmental challenges of its activities; – defining the Company’s strategic orientations and, more generally, that of the Group; – regularly reviewing, in relation with such strategic orientations, opportunities and risks such as financial, legal, operational, social and environmental risks as well as measures taken as a result; – being informed of market developments, the competitive environment and the main challenges facing the Company, including with regard to social and environmental responsibility; – approving investments or divestments being considered by the Group that exceed 3% of shareholders’ equity as well as any significant transaction outside the announced strategy of the Company; – reviewing information on significant events related to the Company’s operations, in particular for investments and divestments involving amounts exceeding 1% of shareholders’ equity; – ensuring that its composition as well as that of the Committees it establishes are balanced in terms of diversity (nationality, age, gender, skills and professional experience); – conducting any audits and investigations it deems appropriate. In particular, the Board, with the assistance of the Committees it has established, ensures that: – authority has been properly defined and that the various corporate bodies of the Company make proper use of their powers and responsibilities, – no individual is authorized to commit to pay or to make payments, on behalf of the Company, without proper supervision and control, – a system for preventing and detecting corruption and influence peddling is in place, – anon-discrimination and diversity policy within the Company and its Group exists and is implemented, – the internal control function operates properly and the statutory auditors are able to perform their mission satisfactorily, and – the Committees duly perform their responsibilities; – ensuring the quality of the information provided to shareholders and financial markets through the financial accounts that it closes and the reports that it publishes, as well as when major transactions are completed; – convening and setting the agenda for Shareholders’ Meetings or meetings of bond holders; – preparing on an annual basis the list of directors it deems to be independent according to criteria set by the Code of Corporate Governance to which the Company refers; – appointing a Lead Independent Director under the conditions set out in article 7, when the Chairman of the Board of Directors is also the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to a decision by the Board of Directors. | | 2. OBLIGATIONS OF THE DIRECTORS OF TOTAL S.A. Before accepting a directorship, all applicants receive a copy ofTOTAL S.A.’s bylaws and these Rules of Procedure. They must ensure that they have broad knowledge of the general and particular obligations related to their duty, especially the laws and regulations governing directorships in French limited liability companies (sociétés anonymes) whose shares are listed in one or several regulated markets. They must also ensure that they are familiar with the guidelines set out in the Corporate Governance Code to which the Company refers. Accepting a directorship creates an obligation to comply with applicable regulations relating in particular to the functioning of the Board of Directors, and with the ethical Rules of Professional Conduct for directors as described in the Corporate Governance Code to which the Company refers. It also creates an obligation to comply with these rules of procedure and to uphold the Group’s values as describedin its Code of Conduct. When directors participate in and vote at meetings of the Board of Directors, they are required to represent all of the Company’s shareholders and to act in the interest of the Company as a whole. 2.1 Independence of judgment Directors undertake to maintain, in all circumstances, the independence of their analysis, judgment, decision-making and actions as well as not to be unduly influenced, directly or indirectly, by other directors, particular groups of shareholders, creditors, suppliers or, more generally, any third party. 2.2 Other directorships or functions Directors must keep the Board of Directors informed of any position they hold on the management team, Board of Directors or Supervisory Board of any other company, whether French or foreign, listed or unlisted. This includes any positions as anon-voting member (censeur) of a board. To this end, directors expressly undertake to promptly notify the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and the Lead Independent Director if one has been appointed, of any changes to the positions held, for any reason, whether appointment, resignation, termination ornon-renewal. 2.3 Participation in the Board’s work Directors undertake to devote the amount of time required to duly consider the information they are given and otherwise prepare for meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Committees of the Board of Directors on which they sit. They may request from the executive andnon-executive directors any additional information they deem necessary or useful to their duties. If they consider it necessary, they may request training on the Company’s specificities, businesses and industry sector, its challenges in terms of social and environmental responsibility as well as any other training that may be of use to the effective exercise of their duties as directors. Unless unable, in which case the Chairman of the Board shall be provided advance notice, directors are to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors, meetings of Committees of the Board of Directors on which they serve and Shareholders’ Meetings. The Chairman of the Board ensures that directors receive all relevant information concerning the Company, including that of a negative nature, particularly analyst reports, press releases and the most important media articles. |