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Crédit Agricole S.A.Update of the 2011 registration document - A03for a period not exceeding four consecutive terms of office. He will be deemed to have resigned at theend of the next Ordinary General Meeting following the twelfth anniversary of his first appointment.A director’s duties shall terminate at the end of the Ordinary General Meeting called to consider theaccounts for the previous financial year that is held during the year in which such director’s termexpires.With the exception of the directors elected by the staff and the director who represents theprofessional agricultural organisations, one third of the seats of the directors elected by the GeneralMeeting of Shareholders (or the nearest whole number, with the last group adjusted as necessary)shall turn over each year at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders so that all seats turn overevery three years.If the number of elected directors is increased, lots shall be drawn (if necessary and prior to the firstOrdinary General Meeting following the date on which said directors assume their seats) to determinethe order in which said seats will turn over. The partial term of the directors selected by the drawing oflots shall be disregarded when determining whether they have reached the four-term limit.3. Director representing the professional agricultural organisations.The term of office of the director representing the professional agricultural organisations is three years.He may be re-appointed or removed at any time by the authority that appointed him.4. Directors elected by the staff.The status and procedures for the election of the directors elected by the staff are set out in L.225-27et seq. of the French Commercial Code in the following provisions:The term of office of the two directors elected by the staff is three years. Their duties terminate on thethird anniversary of the date of their election and the Company shall take all steps necessary to hold anew election within the three-month period prior to the expiration of the term of said directors.They may not be elected to more than four consecutive terms.One of the directors is elected by the managerial staff, whilst the other is elected by the otheremployees of the Company.In the event that the seat of a director elected by the staff falls vacant as a result of his death,resignation, removal or the termination of his employment contract, his successor shall take officeimmediately. If there is no successor able to carry out the director’s duties, a new election shall beheld within three months.The first ballot of the election of directors by the staff shall be conducted in accordance with thefollowing procedures:The lists of voters, indicating their respective surnames, given names, dates and places of birth anddomiciles, are prepared by the Chief Executive Officer and posted at least five weeks prior to theelection date. One list of voters is prepared for each of the two groups. Within fifteen days after thelists are posted, any voter may submit a request to the Chief Executive Officer either that another voterwho was omitted be registered, or that another voter who was erroneously registered be removed fromthe list. Within the same time period, any person whose name was omitted may also submit a requestfor registration.The candidates must belong to the group whose votes they are seeking.In each group of voters, each announcement of a candidacy must specify not only the name of thecandidate, but also the name of any successor.The Chief Executive Officer closes and posts the lists of candidates at least three weeks prior to theelection date.In the absence of a candidate for a given group, the seat of the director representing such group shallremain vacant for the entire term for which it would have been filled.Results are recorded in minutes which shall be posted no later than three days after voting is closed.The Company shall keep a copy of the minutes in its records.Page 214 sur 237